Govt awaits Agong's consent for edict on Covid-19 vaccine

 

The government is waiting for the consent of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah and the Conference of Rulers regarding the fatwa (edict) on the use of the Covid-19 vaccine among Muslims in the country.

Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Religious Affairs) Zulkifli Mohamad Al-Bakri said the decision on the fatwa for the use of the vaccine among Muslims by the Special Muzakarah Committee Meeting last week has been presented to the Keeper of the Rulers’ Seal.

"We will announce the decision after getting the consent (of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong),” he told reporters after handing over contributions by Yayasan Dakwah Islamiah Malaysia (Yadim) to food riders, cleaners and security guards in Putrajaya today.

At the event, Zulkifli also launched the Yadim Flood Disaster Operations Room which was set up to coordinate efforts to help victims affected by the disaster.

Earlier in his speech, Zulkifli advised Yadim to apply for assistance of RM500,000 from the Federal Territory Islamic Religious Council (Maiwp) under the asnaf (hardcore poor) assistance to facilitate its mission.

- Bernama