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No evidence you shouldn’t breastfeed after Covid-19 vaccination
An Instagram post takes a tragic story of an infant’s death and uses it to make baseless claims about vaccine safety. Read
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Covid-19 vaccines during pregnancy
Full Fact is working with Pregnant Then Screwed to provide good information about Covid-19 vaccines during pregnancy
What is the advice on getting the Pfizer vaccine during pregnancy?
The JCVI has advised that pregnant women should be vaccinated at the same time as the rest of their age or risk group. Read
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Covid vaccines aren’t comparable to thalidomide scandal
An Instagram post which compares the rollout of Covid vaccines with the thalidomide scandal, ignores the context and history these medicines exist in. Read
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