Indonesia expects halal certificate for experimental COVID-19 vaccine

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A woman wearing a face shield to prevent the spread of coronavirus outbreak sits in front of a food stall in Tangerang, Indonesia, Monday, Dec. 7, 2020. | Photo Credit: AP

The most populous Muslim-majority nation has 581,550 confirmed cases, including 17,867 deaths, the highest in Southeast Asia
Indonesia’s highest Muslim clerical body is expected to issue a halal certification for the experimental COVID-19 vaccine developed by China-based Sinovac Biotech, officials have said.
The certification would be a significant step in immunization efforts in the world’s most populous Muslim-majority country, should the vaccine be approved for use.

A study by the Indonesian Ulema Council Halal Product Guarantee Agency and Institute for the Assessment of Food, Drugs and Cosmetics has been completed and has been submitted to the council for the making of a fatwa and halal certification, Human Development and Culture Minister Muhadjir Effendy said at a news conference.
Over 1 million doses of the experimental COVID-19 vaccine developed by Sinovac arrived in Indonesia on Sunday evening. The government has no exact schedule for distributing the doses.

Health Minister Terawan Agus Putranto said Monday that the experimental vaccine needs to successfully complete phase-three clinical trials before it can be distributed in Indonesia.

The government will provide a vaccine that is proven safe and passes clinical trials under World Health Organization recommendations, Mr. Putranto said.

Hermawan Saputra of the Indonesian Public Health Expert Association said the 1.2 million doses are only enough for an initial group of 600,000 people, since each person must receive two doses. It does not really have significant meaning. The government should guarantee that there will be enough to for distribution to the entire country, Saputra said.

Mr. Saputra said that if the experimental vaccine passes the third-phase clinical trials, immunisation programmes are expected to begin in the middle of next year.

The government has announced that it plans to use vaccines from several different producers in its effort to vaccinate the world’s fourth most populated country. So far, the Sinovac candidate vaccine is the only one to arrive in the country.

Monday, the Health Ministry announced 5,754 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the confirmed total to 581,550, including 17,867 deaths, the highest in Southeast Asia.

Indonesia expects halal certificate for experimental COVID-19 vaccine

The most populous Muslim-majority nation has 581,550 confirmed cases, including 17,867 deaths, the highest in Southeast Asia

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[WebMaster]

Yes, they should declare if any of the vaccines contain prohibited substances based on religious views. So they can pick one over the other. If there is no choice, they will have to go for it without it and their religious views should allow it.

 

[Place Of Space]

Yes, they should declare if any of the vaccines contain prohibited substances based on religious views. So they can pick one over the other. If there is no choice, they will have to go for it without it and their religious views should allow it.

We'd better bring some Indians to discuss the medicine or vaccine halal issues, they are familiar with it. They produce medicines everyday.

 

[striver44]

Good, halal is a thing for many Indonesian.

My parents used to alert me to check the halal tag whenever we go to a supermarket.

 

[hussain0216]

Pfizer vaccine was made by Germans of Turkish Muslim background

Merkel praises Turkish-German couple for coronavirus vaccine

German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Monday praised Uğur Şahin and Özlem Türeci, both children of Turkish immigrants in Germany, for developing a vaccine...

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Maybe reach out to them

 

[Uguduwa]

These are highly educated people. I don't think they care about religion.

 

[Place Of Space]

You actually don't need to release what your parents alert you at home, you know. This is very childish, or too obviously hiding something.
You actually don't need to release what your parents alert you at home, you know. This is very childish, or too obviously hiding something.