Sinovac vaccine prevented pilgrimage

The coronavirus epidemic has additionally prevented pilgrimages.

Final 12 months, pilgrim candidates couldn’t go to Saudi Arabia to carry out their prayers.

This 12 months, Saudi Arabia introduced the foundations and quota of Hajj with a 9-page round.

‘VACCINE’ DETAIL IN THE CIRCULAR PUBLISHED FOR PASSIVE CANDIDATES

The Saudi Ministry of Well being introduced that for the pilgrimage in July, a quota of 45 thousand individuals overseas and 15 thousand individuals within the nation will likely be allotted to the pilgrim candidates overseas.

Within the round issued by the Saudi Arabian authorities, it additionally printed the checklist of really helpful vaccines to enter their nation, in addition to the variety of quotas.

SINOVAC IS NOT IN LIST OF VALID VACCINES

Whereas Pfizer, Oxford, Moderna and Johnson&Johnson’s vaccines have been included within the checklist, the Chinese language vaccine Sinovac was not included.

This determination by the Saudi authorities has fearful the pilgrims who’re ready for the pilgrimage in Muslim international locations reminiscent of Turkey, Indonesia and Pakistan, which use the Sinovac vaccine.

Whereas the negotiations relating to the choice taken have been persevering with, the eyes and ears of those that have been ready to go on pilgrimage have been turned to Saudi Arabia.