what is permissible?
this week represents the start of the second ramadan during the covid-19 pandemic, and has had some in the muslim community wondering if getting vaccinated violates the fasting period.
according to dr. m. hashim khan, co-chair of the canadian muslim covid-19 task force (cmctf), there is nothing to worry about.
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beginning on april 9 and 10, the neighbourhood organization (tno), a multi-service agency that provides community services, helped coordinate multiple pop-up vaccination sites in thorncliffe park and flemingdon park. these are two of the hardest-hit neighbourhoods in the city’s east end, and both hugely diverse with large muslim populations.
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