UAE Islamic body approves COVID-19 vaccine even if it contains pork gelatin
The UAE's highest Islamic authority, the UAE Fatwa Council, has ruled that coronavirus vaccines are permissible for Muslims even if they contain pork gelatin. If there are no alternatives, the vaccines would not be subject to Islam's restrictions on pork because of the higher need to "protect the human body", Council Chairman Sheikh Abdallah bin Bayyah said. 