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Raj Naik Rumors have swirled about the potential consequences of the vaccine for adult females, with screenshot of an “article” titled “Head of Pfizer Research: COVID Vaccine is Female Sterilization” making the rounds on social media. However, Jerica Pitts, spokesperson for Pfizer, told national media outlets the post is inaccurate. “It has been incorrectly suggested that COVID-19 vaccines will cause infertility because of a shared amino acid sequence in the spike protein of SARS-CoV-2 and a placental protein.The sequence, however, is too short to plausibly give rise ...

VACCINE FAQ: Can COVID-19 impact fertility and pregnancy? Emily Wakeman © Provided by Columbia WIS TV WIS10 COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - The COVID-19 vaccine set records for the speed of development, but with that speed, many people are still hesitant on whether it’s safe. One concerning rumor that has caught people’s attention online is that the COVID-19 vaccine can have an impact on fertility, pregnancy, and breastfeeding for women. Health experts in South Carolina said there’s no evidence that the vaccine can impact fertility or that it’s dangerous for pregnant women t...

Dec 15, 2020 Dawn Johnson posted on Facebook and Twitter content from the notorious neo-Nazi website The Daily Stormer, including an anti-Semitic image. By Yakir Benzion, United With Israel Pressure is mounting for newly elected New Hampshire state representative Dawn Johnson to resign after the Republican politician shared a racist and anti-Semitic meme on her social media about “riggers and Jews” that appeared to reference conspiracy theories about the November presidential election. Johnson represents the New Hampshire city of Laconia in the state legislature and serves on the Laconia ...

According to Illinois and U.S. medical experts, pregnant women were excluded from trials for the vaccine, leading some to recommend against vaccination for women who are pregnant or planning to be pregnant within three months of receiving their doses - until further testing can be conducted. "We don't have any information actually in pregnancy. Women who were in the trial who became pregnant were removed from the trial so we can't give any information about pregnancy," said Illinois Department of Public Health Director Dr. Ngozi Ezike. Ezike said that while people planning fertility may be ...

Fake news corrected: AP fact check looks at what didn't happen this week 11 Dec, 2020 09:59 PM 16 minutes to read You may have seen some of these claims circulating online this week - here are the facts. Photo / AP You may have seen some of these claims circulating online this week - here are the facts. Photo / AP Other A look at false and misleading claims circulating as the US moves closer to approving a Covid-19 vaccine and distribution is underway in the United Kingdom. None of these are legitimate, even though they were shared widely on social media. The Associated Press checked them out...