Several social media posts shared an image of an outdated U.K. government document advising against COVID-19 vaccination in women who are pregnant or breastfeeding due to a lack of safety data. The posts falsely claim that the government recently updated its guidance and is no longer recommending the vaccine for this population.
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This particular misinformation has been circulating online for months and reemerged in the last week. The image is from the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) website, which published a summary document in December 2020 following the approval of the Pfizer vaccine. Archived versions of the site show it has not been updated since then. The U.K. government has recommended since April 2020 that pregnant and breastfeeding women get vaccinated against COVID-19. Consider countering the false claims by emphasizing that multiple studies have shown that COVID-19 vaccines are safe during pregnancy. Fact Checking Source(s):
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