No pork or beef in Covid-19 vaccine, experts say

Government assures religious communities Covid injection is safe for them to take

The Covid-19 vaccines on offer do not contain beef or pork products, experts and the government have confirmed, debunking concerns that Hindus, Jews and Muslims won’t be able to get vaccinated.

Government has assured conservative religious communities that neither the Janssen or Pfizer vaccines   contain elements of pork, beef or human tissue...

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