THERE is no reason why Ramadan should stop anyone from coming forward to receive their Covid-19 vaccine, says a top West Midlands consultant.
Chief medical officer Dr Masood Ahmed said: “Receiving your Covid-19 vaccination during Ramadan does not break the fast as it’s not nutrition – so there is no religious reason why Muslims should not come forward to receive theirs during Ramadan, as long as they are eligible, have been invited for their first dose or are scheduled to receive their second jab over the coming weeks.
“The Quran says that whoever saves a life, it will be as if they saved all of humanity.”
“And we could not be clearer that the Covid-19 vaccine could help save your life and those of the people closest to you – so it is absolutely vital that my fellow Muslims don’t delay receiving their vaccines when they are called.”
