Covid vaccine: Fertility and miscarriage claims fact-checked

Covid vaccine: Fertility and miscarriage claims fact-checked False and misleading claims that Covid-19 vaccines harm fertility and cause miscarriages are still circulating online, against all the evidence.

Doctors are extremely cautious about what they recommend during pregnancy, so the original advice was to avoid the jab.

But now, so much safety data has become available that this advice has changed and the vaccine is now actively encouraged (as getting Covid itself can put a pregnancy at risk).

We have looked at some of the more persistent claims - and why they are wrong. BBC News

See also:

• Using lockdowns to control spread of Covid in future won't be justified, SAGE adviser says The Daily Mail
• Nearly 90% of cancer patients had high antibody levels 4 months after getting second vaccine dose The Daily Mail
• Only most vulnerable may need Covid booster jab in UK, expert says The Guardian
• UK orders extra Covid vaccines for autumn 2022 booster campaign The Guardian
• No cases of vaccine-induced clotting reported in last month, experts say The Independent