Abu Dhabi: Amid growing concern over the use of the COVID vaccine under Islamic law, the Fatwa Council of the UAE issued a clarification.
By issuing Fatwa, the council under the chairmanship of Shaykh Abdallah bin Bayyah made it clear that the use of the COVID vaccine is allowed in Islam even if it contains non-halal ingredients, as it is a preventive medicine and there is no alternative.
Fatwa cited the highly contagious nature of the disease
In the fatwa, he also cited the highly contagious nature of the disease that has not only affected the economies of almost every country in the world, but has also claimed millions of lives around the world.
The council further added that people must cooperate with their respective governments for the success of vaccination campaigns.
Pfizer, Modern
Meanwhile, Pfizer and Moderna are testing their coronavirus vaccines to see if they work against the new mutated version of the virus that has recently been found in the UK and other countries, CNN reported.
“Based on data to date, we expect Moderna vaccine-induced immunity to protect against recently described variants in the UK,” Moderna said in a statement, adding: “We will conduct additional testing in the coming weeks to confirm this expectation.” .
According to CNN, Pfizer said it is now “generating data” on how well blood samples from people immunized with its vaccine “can neutralize the new UK strain.”
Pfizer and Moderna make the only two coronavirus vaccines that have been licensed by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
The new coronavirus has mutated before, and both companies say they have found that their vaccines worked against other variations of the virus.
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