Jakarta, CNN Indonesia –
The issue of vaccines is haram because they contain pig is still a scourge in Indonesia ahead of arrival the Covid-19 vaccine in Indonesia. Molecular biologist Ahmad Rusdan Handoyo assured that no pork content had been detected from the final vaccine yield.
On the other hand, Ahmad said that in the process of making antigens, pig cells are needed to produce a good harvest of vaccine components. However, there is still no pork content that is included in the vaccine because it goes through the process of antigen screening or purification.
Ahmad explained that in producing these antigens, mammalian cells are needed as the host. During growth, the number of host cells increases, followed by the number of virus particles which also increases.
In order not to overcrowded the host cells need to be separated with the enzyme tripin which is a reliable source of tripin comes from pigs.
“However, what is used as a vaccine is germ antigen, not trypsin. When the virus starts to come out of the host cell, the liquid medium will be poured and processed for antigen purification,” said Ahmad when contacted. CNNIndonesia.com, Monday (26/10).
Ahmad said that the antigen host cell has separated from the trypsin, he reminded that the use of trypsin is very small. Therefore, Ahmad said there is no such thing as a ‘swine vaccine’, vaccine antigens are proteins from germs such as viruses or bacteria.
“In the multilevel refining process, the final content of the vaccine is no longer detected by pork trypsin. If it is not detected, then where is it haram,” said Ahamad.
On the other hand, a pediatrician from the Parent Care Foundation, Windhi Kresnawati, said the public needs to understand that there is no pork part that is included in the vaccine.
The enzymes will be purified again so that the intermediate components do not enter the vaccine. When the production process comes in contact with enzymes from pork, in the end, only the virus is included in the vaccine.
“If it still doesn’t want to. Because it intersects, we refer to other developed countries which are predominantly Muslim and MUI which have conveyed halal. For good and in a situation to prevent heavier and more dangerous diseases, the halal vaccine,” he said.
Internal medicine specialist and vaccinologist Dirga Sakti Rambe also explained that the vaccine candidate has been washed and filtered up to billions of times.
“In the end, the final product no longer contains pork. Ladies and gentlemen do not need to worry that all vaccines that are in the process of contact with pork enzymes are clearly written on the packaging,” said Dirga.
(jnp / DAL)
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