A popular vaccine opponent claimed on a conspiracy news show that COVID-19 vaccines are “destroying women and babies” and “emasculating men,” citing a misrepresentation of Pfizer’s clinical trial documents. Meanwhile, social media posts resurfaced the debunked claims that COVID-19 vaccines were only tested in a “couple of rats” before it was administered to pregnant women and caused miscarriages in 80 percent of pregnancies.
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Concerns about infertility and safety during pregnancy are associated with hesitancy about many vaccines, including those against COVID-19. Messaging may continue to explain that dozens of studies have consistently shown that COVID-19 vaccination does not negatively impact fertility or pregnancy. Debunking messaging may also emphasize that the 80 percent miscarriage rate claim is an inaccurate calculation based on preliminary data, while the animal testing claim ignores the fact that the vaccine was tested in rats before the global clinical trial in pregnant people. Fact Checking Source(s): University of Chicago, Reuters
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