CONSIDERING that Muslims comprise more than 60% of the Malaysian population, and with the increase in halal awareness in recent years, it is only logical for Malaysia to consider having the Covid-19 vaccine to be halal-certified right from the start.
Furthermore, the Department of Standards Malaysia (DSM) under the International Trade and Industry Ministry (Miti) had developed the world’s first ISO-level standard as the guidelines for the manufacturing of halal pharmaceuticals, i.e. the MS2424, way back in 2012. This was revised in 2019 to include the manufacture of halal vaccines.
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