Muslims assured the Russian vaccine does not have pork

A week ago:

Irek Ziganshin, Chairman of the Halal Standard Committee of the Muslim Spiritual Directorate of Tatarstan, said some 25 million Muslims live in Russia, including many in Tatarstan, and they want to make sure that the vaccines comply with Halal standards.

Ziganshin noted that if a vaccine contains elements like gelatin coming from porcine materials, it will be Haram (not allowed for Muslims to use).

Good news: It has been confirmed that the vaccine does not include pork products.

The Russian Muslims Management Center announced, on Thursday, that it had received all information about the formulation of the Sputnik V vaccine from its manufacturers, indicating that the vaccine does not include pork gelatin.

Jewish law does not have a problem with medicines with non-kosher ingredients that are not given orally. And many Muslim authorities agree that if the non-halal substance undergoes a transformation that changes it to a completely different kind of substance, as it would be for vaccines, it would be considered halal.

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