Coronavirus vaccine not affect fast during Ramazan: Saudi grand mufti

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RIYADH: The Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia, Sheikh Abdulaziz Al Sheikh, has said that the coronavirus vaccine does not affect the fast of the fasting person.

The Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia and the head of the Saudi Ulema Council said that the coronavirus vaccine does not invalidate the fast because it does not fall into the category of food and drink.

It should be noted that Saudi Arabia has made the coronavirus vaccine mandatory for pilgrims this year in view of the growing number of cases of the global epidemic.