Are the vaccines halal? Covid-19, vaccines and vaccination for preservation of life

• Main Authors: Ab Rahman, Jamalludin, Nik Mohamed, Mohamad Haniki, Sitiris, Miszairi
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Revon Media Sdn. Bhd. 2021
• Subjects: RA Public aspects of medicine; RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine; RS Pharmacy and materia medica
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/89561/1/89561_Are%20the%20vaccines%20halal.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/89561/; https://viewer.joomag.com/halal-march-april-2021/0149911001617094119

The Moderna Covid-19 vaccine contains the following ingre- dients: messenger ribonucleic acid (mRnA), lipids (SM-102, polyethene glycol [PEG] 2000 dimyristoyl glycerol [DMG], cholesterol, and 1,2-distearoyl- sn-glycerol-3-phosphocholine [DSPC]), tromethamine, tromethamine hydrochloride, acetic acid, sodium acetate, and sucrose. T h e P f iz er -B i o n Te c h C o v i d-19 vaccine (Comir naty®) includes the following ingredients: mRnA , lipids ((4-hydroxybutyl)azanediyl)bis(hexane-6,1- diyl)bis(2-hexyldecanoate), 2 [(polyethylene glycol)-2000]-n,n-ditetradecylacetamide, 1,2-distearoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine, and cholesterol), potassium chloride, mono- basic potassium phosphate, sodium chloride, dibasic sodium phosphate dihydrate, and sucrose.