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Mayam Masjid's faith leader, Imam Mohammed Ahmed Khan, from Fort Bend.
For months, religious leaders and other trusted voices have been promoting the vaccine to dispel hesitancy, a tactic that federal and local officials have recognized is crucial to improving vaccine uptake.
Ramadan, considered the most holy month of the year for Muslims, has this year come with a new question: Is it OK to receive the COVID-19 vaccine?
The holiday requires Muslims to fast during daylight hours as a way to purify themselves spiritually and physically. "The idea is that through this act of fasting, we allow ourselves to become more aware and conscious of God," said Mayam Masjid's faith leader, Imam Mohammed Ahmed Khan, from Fort Bend County.