Get the facts on Covid-19 vaccines during pregnancy

28 April 2023

Miscarriages in Lanarkshire did not double in 2022

Data in a response to a Freedom of Information request contained a calculating error, which has since been corrected.

Miscarriages in Lanarkshire did not double in 2022

23 November 2022

Facebook post misinterprets BBC report on a ‘spike’ in neonatal deaths

The BBC article said that “two spikes” in the neonatal death rate had occurred in Scotland—not that spike proteins had been found in babies’ bodies.

Facebook post misinterprets BBC report on a ‘spike’ in neonatal deaths

6 September 2022

Claim that 44% of Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine trial pregnancies ended in miscarriage is wrong

The number is based on miscalculation from a now-deleted blog post.

Claim that 44% of Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine trial pregnancies ended in miscarriage is wrong

2 September 2022

The government hasn’t ‘removed’ Covid-19 vaccine advice in pregnancy

Claims seem to be based on a document published around the time the Pfizer vaccine was first approved.

The government hasn’t ‘removed’ Covid-19 vaccine advice in pregnancy

31 August 2022

Pregnant and breastfeeding women are still advised to get the Covid-19 vaccine

The advice has not been “quietly changed” as some online have claimed.

Pregnant and breastfeeding women are still advised to get the Covid-19 vaccine

13 July 2022

Covid-19 vaccines do not harm fertility

An article from the misinformation site, the Exposé, is full of false information about fertility, based on misrepresented science.

17 May 2022

Post claiming the Pfizer vaccine has only a 12% efficacy rate is inaccurate

False claims circulating on social media about the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine are not based on newly published documents.

Post claiming the Pfizer vaccine has only a 12% efficacy rate is inaccurate

17 February 2022

Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine does not cause birth defects

Participants in the original vaccine trial were required not to have unprotected sex for 28 days after their second dose, but this is just a standard precaution in new drug …

Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine does not cause birth defects

26 November 2021

Covid-19 vaccines are recommended in pregnancy even after infection

Although infection may give some level of natural immunity, it is not clear how long this can last.

Covid-19 vaccines are recommended in pregnancy even after infection

18 November 2021

Research does not show 80% of vaccinated pregnant women experienced miscarriage

False claims that more than 80% experienced miscarriage after a Covid-19 vaccination are based on an error in a journal article that has since been withdrawn.

Research does not show 80% of vaccinated pregnant women experienced miscarriage

Covid-19 vaccines during pregnancy

Miscarriages in Lanarkshire did not double in 2022

Facebook post misinterprets BBC report on a ‘spike’ in neonatal deaths

Claim that 44% of Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine trial pregnancies ended in miscarriage is wrong

The government hasn’t ‘removed’ Covid-19 vaccine advice in pregnancy

Pregnant and breastfeeding women are still advised to get the Covid-19 vaccine

Covid-19 vaccines do not harm fertility

Post claiming the Pfizer vaccine has only a 12% efficacy rate is inaccurate

Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine does not cause birth defects

Covid-19 vaccines are recommended in pregnancy even after infection

Research does not show 80% of vaccinated pregnant women experienced miscarriage

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