MUI Asks House Of Representatives Committee And Ministry Of Health To Procure Halal Vaccines For Boosters

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JAKARTA - The Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) requires the use of halal vaccines in the booster vaccination program that has been run by the government.

MUI requested that the Vaccine Working Committee (Panja) which had been formed by Commission IX of the DPR to immediately carry out its duties, especially encouraging the Ministry of Health in terms of procuring halal vaccines.

"The MUI asks the Panja that has been formed to work immediately and to immediately communicate and coordinate with the government, especially the Ministry of Health and related partners to procure halal vaccines," said MUI COVID-19 Task Force Chair Azrul Tanjung, Friday, February 18.

Azrul assessed that the use of halal vaccines is not only a health issue, but also a religious issue.

Therefore, the MUI urged the House of Representatives Vaccine Committee to summon the government, namely the Minister of Health, Budi Gunadi Sadikin. The reason is, until now the Ministry of Health has not used halal vaccines in further vaccination (booster).

Azrul said that there was no longer any reason for the Ministry of Health not to use halal vaccines. Because, MUI has certified three types of vaccines that are declared halal.

"In the first stage, there is Sinovac for doses one and two. Then for the second stage, for this booster, there is Zivifax vaccine and the Merah Putih vaccine," he said.

Azrul added that the MUI had sent a letter to the government to prioritize halal vaccines for Muslims. This is because the majority of vaccines donated from various countries have not been declared halal.

Azrul emphasized that the vaccine obtained from the donation was not appropriate to be given to Muslims.

"Because the booster vaccine that was donated is not halal, unless the booster that is donated is a halal vaccine, we will support it. But it turns out that the donated booster is haram and it is inappropriate and inappropriate to be given to Muslims," he concluded.

Previously, Member of Commission IX of the DPR, Putihsari, said the halal aspect of the vaccination program would be one of the focuses of discussion in the Vaccine Working Committee (Panja).

"Yes, because vaccine development continues to be carried out by many countries, and the possibility of the availability of halal vaccines in the future. So halal considerations are included in one of the vaccine discussions," said Putihsari in a press release, Monday, February 14.