Video clip repeats the myth that the tetanus vaccine causes sterility

The rumor that the tetanus vaccine was used to sterilize Kenyan women has circulated since the 1990s based on a widely disseminated false claim that the vaccine contains the pregnancy hormone HCG. Debunking messaging may explain that multiple studies over the last three decades have determined that the tetanus vaccine doesn’t contain HCG or any other sterilizing ingredients and that the vaccine is safe to receive before or during pregnancy.

Fact Checking Source(s): Lead Stories, Full Fact