Islamically Permissible COVID-19 Vaccines: Viral Vector Page

Prepared by Mawlana Mateen A. Khan MD, Dr. Ramzan Judge PharmD, Dr. Samad Tirmizi PharmD, and Mufti Adil Farooki MD. Summary: Oxford-AstraZeneca and Janssen (Johnson & Johnson) COVID-19 vaccines are ḥalāl and permissible for use although other vaccines without ethical issues (e.g., mRNA vaccines) are preferable when available. Summary page for all assessed COVID-19 vaccines Oxford-AstraZeneca Discussion: The University of Oxford partnered with AstraZeneca to develop a viral vector vaccine, called ChAdOx1 nCov-19 or AZD1222. It consists of a chimpanzee adenovirus vector (ChAdOx1) which has been rendered incapable of replication. The adenovirus contains DNA which encodes for the full-length SARS-CoV-2 … Continue reading Islamically Permissible COVID-19 Vaccines: Viral Vector Page

Islamically Permissible COVID-19 Vaccines: mRNA Page

Prepared by Mawlana Mateen A. Khan MD, Dr. Ramzan Judge PharmD, Dr. Samad Tirmizi PharmD, and Mufti Adil Farooki MD. Summary: Pfizer-BioNtech and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines are ḥalāl and permissible to take. Summary page for all assessed COVID-19 vaccines Discussion: The first class of vaccine to come to market in the United States are mRNA vaccines developed by BioNTech/ Pfizer and Moderna. mRNA vaccines are novel vaccines encapsulating genetic material in lipid nanoparticles. It is thought these particles fuse with the cell membrane of a eukaryote to deliver the mRNA into its cytoplasm. Here, it is translated into the active … Continue reading Islamically Permissible COVID-19 Vaccines: mRNA Page

Islamically Permissible COVID-19 Vaccines: Summary Page

Prepared by Mawlana Mateen A. Khan MD, Dr. Ramzan Judge PharmD, Dr. Samad Tirmizi PharmD, and Mufti Adil Farooki MD. Summary: Pfizer-BioNtech and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines are ḥalāl and permissible to take. Oxford-AstraZeneca and Janssen (Johnson & Johnson) COVID-19 vaccines are ḥalāl and permissible for use although other vaccines without ethical issues (e.g., mRNA vaccines) are preferable when available. (See links below for more detailed explanations. Other vaccines have not been evaluated yet due to lack of information and/or vaccine unavailability in the US.) Introduction: In December 2019, the World Health Organization was alerted to an outbreak which would eventually … Continue reading Islamically Permissible COVID-19 Vaccines: Summary Page