Indonesia clerics declare China COVID vaccine ‘halal’


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Indonesia clerics declare China COVID vaccine 'halal' Indonesia clerics declare China COVID vaccine ‘halal’ The council said the shot, named CoronaVac, was "holy and halal," although the vaccine's medical authorization still rests with Indonesia's food and drug agency. By: Deutsche Welle | January 8, 2021 6:46:00 pm Indonesia, the world's largest Muslim-majority country by population, has received 3 million doses of CoronaVac and is due to begin its vaccination program within days.(Thomas Peter/file/Reuters) Indonesia’s Ulema Council on Friday gave its approval to a coronavirus vaccine produced by China’s Sinovac Biotech, deeming it to be permissible under Islam. The council said...