Inaccurate
COVID-19 vaccines don’t cause miscarriages or stillbirths contrary to misleading interpretations of VAERS data
Claim:
COVID-19 vaccines increase the risk of miscarriages and stillbirths
Articles tagged with
Pregnancy
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Source: Instagram, Instagram users, 2023-03-23 -
Inaccurate
COVID-19 vaccines reduce the risk of pregnancy complications; Pfizer’s clinical trial didn’t show increased rate of miscarriage in pregnant women
Claim:
“44 Percent of Pregnant Women in Pfizer Trial Lost Their Babies”
Source: War Room Battleground, Daily Clout, Naomi Wolf, 2022-08-12 -
Inaccurate
Large-scale studies have found that COVID-19 vaccination doesn’t increase the risk of negative pregnancy outcomes, contrary to claim by Naomi Wolf
Claim:
Babies of vaccinated mothers are dying in disproportionate numbers and the COVID-19 vaccines are responsible
Source: War Room Battleground, Naomi Wolf, 2022-05-25 -
Inaccurate
COVID-19 vaccines aren’t associated with a higher risk of pregnancy complication, contrary to claim by Daniel Horowitz
Claim:
“The shots were not studied in pregnant women”; “we have seen 50 times the rate of reporting [in VAERS] per month of miscarriages for this vaccine than the other vaccines put together.”
Source: The Blaze, Daniel Horowitz, 2022-01-11 -
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Prenatal ultrasound is generally safe when performed by trained personnel and used only when medically necessary; its benefits outweigh the risks
Claim:
Prenatal ultrasound carries “extreme risks”, including miscarriage and genetic damage
Source: Detox and Replenish, Anni Haavisto, 2021-10-11 -
Misleading
Pregnancy tests don’t provide a conclusive diagnosis for testicular cancer; not all testicular cancers produce the hormone detected by pregnancy tests
Claim:
For men, a positive pregnancy test equals testicular cancer
Source: Facebook, The Adley Show, 2021-09-15 -
Flawed reasoning -
Inaccurate
Pregnant women can decide whether to receive the COVID-19 vaccine; safety monitoring suggests that COVID-19 vaccines don’t pose any specific risk for pregnant women
Claim:
“Health officials push pregnant women to get covid shots, despite known risks”
Source: Children's Health Defense, Anonymous, 2021-02-23 -
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COVID-19 vaccines don’t increase the incidence of poor outcomes during pregnancy, according to current safety data on COVID-19 vaccines
Claim:
COVID-19 vaccines caused miscarriages
Source: Twitter/X, Facebook, Facebook users, 2021-02-06 -
Flawed reasoning
There is no risk of infertility from COVID-19 vaccines due to cross-reactivity with placenta proteins, as SARS-CoV-2 and placenta proteins are different
Claim:
“Covid Vaccine is Female Sterilization”; SARS-CoV-2 vaccines may trigger an immune response against the placenta.
Source: Health and Money News, Anonymous, 2020-12-02
