- Malaysia’s Minister of Religious Affairs, Datuk Seri Dr Zulkifli Mohamad Al-Bakri, stated that the country’s National Fatwā Council would study the vaccine and its permissibility at length at a conference with state muftīs, scholars, and health experts.
- Deputy Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation of Malaysia, Ahmad Amzad Hashim, announced that about 30% of Malaysians will not be vaccinated, as herd immunity will protect them.
- Morocco’s Minister of Religious Affairs, Ahmed Toufiq, announced that the reopening of many of the country’s mosques would depend on the upcoming vaccination campaign.