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