Muslim Bans Rubella-Measles Vaccine (ສາສນາມູສະລີມຕ້ອງຫ້າມຢາກັນພະຍາດໂຣກຫັດ)
The measles, mumps and rubella vaccine (AAP) Source: AAP
Just a day after the World Health Organisation warned of an alarming surge in measles across Europe, Indonesia's most influential Islamic organisation has issued a religious fatwa against taking the measles vaccine. The Indonesian Ulama Council has declared the Rubella-Measles vaccine "haram," or religiously forbidden. But analysts and community figures in Australia are suggesting the fatwa is not expected to carry significant influence in Australia.
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