Measles Guidance 2024
Please share this one page summary and encourage those who have yet to have their MMR vaccine to come forward.
Flu Vaccination Guidance 2023
Flu affects our immune system, making it easier for us to contract other infections, like COVID-19 or pneumonia, and can make other long-term illnesses worse. With Muslim communities having higher mortality rates of COVID-19 than any other faith group, flu threatens to further impact the health of our communities.
BIMA Community Health Events
Ramadan begins in late March this year and Muslim communities in Britain will soon be making plans to prepare for the month of fasting. Ramadan brings a huge opportunity to revisit our routines and think about our health, as well as the wellbeing of those around us.
Winter Crisis 2023- Advice for Our Communities
There are multiple reports of 24hr+ waits in A&E, ambulances being dangerously delayed & overflowing wards. There are multiple, complex reasons for this, not only because of winter viruses. We are advising the following SHORT term measures to protect one another:
Flu Vaccination Guidance 2022
Operation Vaccination is a campaign initiated in late 2020 to increase awareness in Muslim communities about the importance of getting a flu vaccination in winter.
COVID-19 Vaccine Hub – Webinars
BIMA have supported organisations around the UK to deliver vital information around COVID and the vaccine. Watch some of the many appearances from our members!
Flu vaccination guidance 2021
Our Operation Vaccination team has published the following guidance.
BIMA Position Statement on Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine
The British Islamic Medical Association (BIMA) has consulted various experts to produce the following statement on the COVID-19 Vaccine Moderna.
Fasting and COVID Vaccinations
We answer two very important questions for the Muslim Community.
BIMA Position Statement on Oxford AstraZeneca COVID-19 Vaccine (update included)
Please find the updated summary and updated BIMA position statements on the Oxford Astra-Zeneca Covid vaccination.
BIMA Position Statement on the Pfizer/BioNTech Vaccine (update included)
Please find the updated summary and updated BIMA position statements on the Pfizer/BioNTech Vaccine.