However, the fatwa also states that the use of the product will be allowed for the time being due to the lack of viable alternatives.
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He said the religious organisation understood the dangers associated with not getting children immunised.
If your religion doesn’t permit consumption of pig or human, then there is a lot to interpret when it comes to blood, tissues, fluids, and cells from those species.
With a significant enough investment in researching new production techniques for these vaccines it is at least theoretically possible to remove pigs out of the equation. Even a slightly less effective vaccine is better than no vaccine at all, especially if widely and consistently applied to the population (herd immunity).
But I’m not optimistic that an anti-science ultra conservative faction in Indonesia is going to have a safe and viable plan. Human life is not as important as religious dogma to these people, because dogma is an addiction and gives an amazing kind of power over people.
