A widely shared video features an OBGYN claiming that many newborns of mothers vaccinated for COVID-19 have vaccine-induced AIDS (VAIDS). One post sharing the video claims that the vaccines have been a “disaster.”
Messaging may emphasize that VAIDS does not exist. Explaining that it’s a made-up term coined by vaccine opponents to dissuade people from getting vaccinated is recommended. Several large studies have found that getting vaccinated while pregnant has no negative effects on pregnancy outcomes or neonatal health. COVID-19 infection increases the risk of pregnancy complications and adverse pregnancy outcomes, making it especially important for pregnant people to get vaccinated.
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