MANAMA: Receiving the vaccine injection against COVID-19 during daylight hours in Ramadhan does not break the fast, the Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs said.
The Council’s statement answers the question asked by some Muslims whether the dawn-to-dusk Ramadan fast prohibits them from getting the anti COVID-19 vaccine during the fasting hours.
Getting a Covid-19 vaccine is acceptable during Ramadan and the shot does not invalidate the fast because it is injected into the muscle and has no nutritional value, the Council of the religious scholars said during its third session in 2021.
The Council called on everyone to take the vaccine to protect themselves, their families and their community and to contribute actively and positively to the exceptional efforts made by Team Bahrain in combating the pandemic.
Ramadhan, the ninth month on the lunar-based Islamic calendar during which Muslims abstain from food and drink from dawn to dusk and intensify acts of piety and charity, is expected to start on April 12 or 13.
The health ministry said that 496,492 citizens and foreign residents have received the first dose and 250,516 the second dose by March 29. The kingdom has carried out 3,547,638 PCRs.
Bahrain was among the world’s first countries to allow vaccine appointment via BeAware app, the mobile application launched at the onset of the pandemic to facilitate contact tracing and boost the safety of the nation.
