Using scientific terms like the specific name of the protein, syncitin-1, placenta, antibodies, and sterilization, false claims sounding like science became science fiction quite quickly. The antibodies produced against the Covid-19 spike protein will not block syncitin-1. The coronavirus spike protein that mediates coronavirus entry into host cell gettyDuring the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine study, there were 23 study participants who became pregnant during their vaccine trial. Pregnant women who have contracted SARS-CoV-2 infections have had especially difficult courses, and some have died and/or suffered fetal loss as a result of acute Covid-19 infections. Pregnant healthcare worker gettyAs the Covid-19 vaccine continues to be more and more available to frontline workers, and eventually to the at-risk elderly population followed by the general population, it remains critical to read the vaccine science, not the vaccine science fiction.

Source: Forbes December 27, 2020 19:30 UTC