JAKARTA - Indonesia’s national agency BPJPH will halal-certify China’s Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine on Wednesday (January 13), its chairperson Prof. Sukoso told Salaam Gateway.
BPJPH’s decision follows the halal fatwa document it received on Tuesday from the Indonesian Ulema Council’s Assessment Institute for Foods, Drugs and Cosmetics (LPPOM-MUI) and the Emergency Use Authorization from the National Drug and Food Agency (BPOM) on Monday. BPOM said the Sinovac vaccine has an efficacy rate of 65.3%, based on clinical trials in the Indonesian city of Bandung. This is higher than the World Health Organization’s recommended 50% efficacy rate.
“This afternoon we received the document (halal fatwa) from MUI and we are currently rechecking all the documents to prepare for the halal certificate issuance,” Prof. Sukoso told Salaam Gateway on Tuesday (Jan 12).
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