Anecdotal reports about the Covid vaccines causing infertility or miscarriages have been circulating on social media. Despite the evident benefits of the Covid-19 vaccines, there have been stories, mostly on social media platforms, about side effects. While the UK’s Yellow Card reporting system is capturing reactions and side effects from the Covid-19 vaccines, no causal association between the two has so far been established. “The early clinical trials of Covid-19 vaccine typically did not include pregnant women and those who were trying to fall pregnant. READ | Covid-19 vaccine myths debunked: Get the facts hereREAD | Sahpra’s Covid-19 vaccine approval process: ‘The safety of the public takes precedence’READ | App allows users to report adverse effects from medicines, including Covid-19 vaccines

Source: News 24 July 15, 2021 09:00 UTC