Tuesday, Jun. 8, 2021
Is there proof that 920 women lost their unborn babies after getting COVID-19 vaccine?
Despite the headline on an article that is circulating online — and being cited by posts on social media — there is no source nor anything else in the article to substantiate the headline's number.
The article does cite the U.S. Vaccine Adverse Event Report System in saying that 395 women in the U.S. have reported losing their unborn children as a result of COVID-19 vaccinations. But VAERS is a passive U.S. reporting system. Anyone can file a report. The reports are not verified and are not sufficient evidence to establish whether an adverse event, such as a miscarriage, was caused by a vaccine.
Although there is still limited information on the safety of the vaccination during pregnancy, data collected so far have not identified "any safety concerns for pregnant people who were vaccinated or for their babies," according to the CDC.
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Sources
- US Department of Health and Human Services Guide to Interpreting VAERS Data
- Centers for Disease Control COVID-19 Vaccines While Pregnant or Breastfeeding
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