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Claim: New England Journal of Medicine “proves” 80% miscarriage rate among vaccinated women; COVID-19 vaccines harm men’s and women’s fertility (Christiane Northrup, 2023-09-20)
Evidence (2023-02-05): The risk of miscarriage following COVID-19 vaccination: a systematic review and meta-analysis - PMID: 36794918 - PMCID: PMC10152171 - DOI: 10.1093/humrep/dead036 [...] Main results and the role of chance: We included data from 21 studies (5 randomized trials and 16 observational studies) reporting on 149 685 women. The pooled rate of miscarriage among women who received a COVID-19 vaccine was 9% (n = 14 749/123 185, 95% CI 0.05-0.14). Compared to those who received a placebo or no vaccination, women who received a COVID-19 vaccine did not have a higher risk of miscarriage (risk ratio (RR) 1.07, 95% CI 0.89-1.28, I2 35.8%) and had comparable rates for ongoing pregnancy or live birth (RR 1.00, 95% CI 0.97-1.03, I2 10.72%). [...] Wider implications of the findings: COVID-19 vaccines are not associated with an increase in the risk of miscarriage or reduced rates of ongoing pregnancy or live birth among women of reproductive age. The current evidence remains limited and larger population studies are needed to further evaluate the effectiveness and safety of COVID-19 vaccination in pregnancy.
Claim: New England Journal of Medicine “proves” 80% miscarriage rate among vaccinated women; COVID-19 vaccines harm men’s and women’s fertility (Christiane Northrup, 2023-09-20)
Evidence (2022-08-17): Since COVID-19 vaccines became widely available in the United States, PolitiFact has debunked several claims seemingly aimed at discouraging pregnant people from getting a shot. It’s not true, for example, that 920 women lost their babies after getting vaccinated. Nor that 80% of women who were vaccinated miscarried in the first trimester. [...] PolitiFact, Claim about 920 miscarriages caused by COVID-19 vaccination lacks evidence, June 8, 2021 PolitiFact, Claim about COVID-19 vaccines and miscarriages based on flawed reading of study, Aug. 24, 2021
Claim: New England Journal of Medicine “proves” 80% miscarriage rate among vaccinated women; COVID-19 vaccines harm men’s and women’s fertility (Christiane Northrup, 2023-09-20)
Evidence (2021-08-21): There is no evidence to back the claim that 80% of COVID-19-vaccinated women miscarried during their first trimester of pregnancy. [...] The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says: "There is currently no evidence that COVID-19 vaccination causes any problems with pregnancy, including the development of the placenta. In addition, there is no evidence that female or male fertility problems are a side effect of any vaccine, including COVID-19 vaccines." [...] The CDC announced Aug. 11 that its analysis of data from the agency’s V-safe pregnancy registry did not find an increased risk of miscarriage among nearly 2,500 pregnant women who received an mRNA COVID-19 vaccine before 20 weeks of pregnancy. Miscarriage typically occurs in about 11% to 16% of pregnancies, and the study found miscarriage rates after receiving a COVID-19 vaccine were around 13%.
Claim: New England Journal of Medicine “proves” 80% miscarriage rate among vaccinated women; COVID-19 vaccines harm men’s and women’s fertility (Christiane Northrup, 2023-09-20)
Evidence (2023-07-15): Hillson, K. et al. Fertility rates and birth outcomes after ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 (AZD1222) vaccination. Lancet398, 1683–1684 (2021). [...] Magnus, M. C. et al. COVID19 vaccination during pregnancy and first-trimester miscarriage. N. Engl. J. Med385, 2008–2010 (2021). [...] Zauche, L. H. et al. Receipt of mRNA COVID19 vaccines preconception and during pregnancy and risk of self-reported spontaneous abortions, CDC V-safe COVID19 vaccine pregnancy registry 2020–21. Res. Sq.https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-798175/v1 (2021).
Claim: New England Journal of Medicine “proves” 80% miscarriage rate among vaccinated women; COVID-19 vaccines harm men’s and women’s fertility (Christiane Northrup, 2023-09-20)
Evidence (2023-10-18): FULL CLAIM: New England Journal of Medicine "proves" 80% miscarriage rate among vaccinated women; Many women "will never be able to get pregnant because they had that shot"; "The sperm of inoculated men does not swim. The eggs of inoculated women do not grow into embryos" [...] Northrup’s speech supposedly provided evidence that COVID-19 vaccines harm fertility, particularly in women. However, the data that Northrup cited doesn’t support her claim, as they don’t come from reliable scientific studies but from partial analyses with many critical flaws, as we will explain below. [...] Claims that COVID-19 vaccines cause fertility and pregnancy problems are unsubstantiated and contradict the available evidence. Published studies so far show that COVID-19 vaccines are safe for pregnant women and not associated with pregnancy complications or infertility in men or women. It is COVID-19 itself that increases the risk of pregnancy complications and poses a risk to both the mother and the baby. Contrary to these claims, COVID-19 vaccination helps reduce the risk of harm to the mother and baby.
Claim: New England Journal of Medicine “proves” 80% miscarriage rate among vaccinated women; COVID-19 vaccines harm men’s and women’s fertility (Christiane Northrup, 2023-09-20)
Evidence (2021-11-18): Using data from research in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM), an article in Science, Public Health Policy, and the Law (SPHPL) claimed that over 80% of pregnant women vaccinated against Covid-19 experienced spontaneous abortions, also known as miscarriages. [...] The original NEJM research, first published in June 2021, looked at data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) V-safe Pregnancy Registry, a voluntary scheme that monitors any effects of Covid-19 vaccinations on pregnancies. From among 827 "completed pregnancies" (meaning the outcome of the pregnancy was known) reported to the scheme, it found that a total of 104 ended in miscarriage, and said that this represented a miscariage rate of 12.6%, which made it similar to the normal rate in other pregnancies. [...] The NHS says: "There's no evidence the COVID-19 vaccines have any effect on your chances of becoming pregnant. There's no need to avoid getting pregnant after being vaccinated."
Claim: New England Journal of Medicine “proves” 80% miscarriage rate among vaccinated women; COVID-19 vaccines harm men’s and women’s fertility (Christiane Northrup, 2023-09-20)
Evidence (2021-11-18): Covid-19 Vaccination during Pregnancy and First-Trimester Miscarriage - PMID: 34670062 - PMCID: PMC8552533 - DOI: 10.1056/NEJMc2114466 Covid-19 Vaccination during Pregnancy and First-Trimester Miscarriage [...] Reply: Increased risk of fetal loss after COVID-19 vaccination.Hum Reprod. 2023 Dec 4;38(12):2536-2537. doi: 10.1093/humrep/dead203. Hum Reprod. 2023. PMID: 37823795 No abstract available.
Claim: New England Journal of Medicine “proves” 80% miscarriage rate among vaccinated women; COVID-19 vaccines harm men’s and women’s fertility (Christiane Northrup, 2023-09-20)
Evidence (2021-10-26): Covid-19 Vaccination during Pregnancy and First-Trimester Miscarriage.N Engl J Med. 2021 Nov 18;385(21):2008-2010. doi: 10.1056/NEJMc2114466. Epub 2021 Oct 20. N Engl J Med. 2021. PMID: 34670062 Free PMC article. No abstract available. Receipt of mRNA Covid-19 Vaccines and Risk of Spontaneous Abortion.N Engl J Med. 2021 Oct 14;385(16):1533-1535. doi: 10.1056/NEJMc2113891. Epub 2021 Sep 8. N Engl J Med. 2021. PMID: 34496196 Free PMC article. No abstract available. [...] References - - Kadali RAK, Janagama R, Peruru SR, et al. . Adverse effects of COVID-19 messenger RNA vaccines among pregnant women: a cross-sectional study on healthcare workers with detailed self-reported symptoms. Am J Obstet Gynecol. Published online Juen 9, 2021. doi:10.1016/j.ajog.2021.06.007 - DOI - PMC - PubMed - - Rouse CE, Eckert LO, Babarinsa I, et al. ; Global Alignment of Immunization Safety in Pregnancy (GAIA) Abortion Work Group; Brighton Collaboration Abortion Working Group . Spontaneous abortion and ectopic pregnancy: case definition & guidelines for data collection, analysis, and presentation of maternal immunization safety data. Vaccine. 2017;35(48 pt A):6563-6574. doi:10.1016/j.vaccine.2017.01.047 - DOI - PMC - PubMed
Claim: New England Journal of Medicine “proves” 80% miscarriage rate among vaccinated women; COVID-19 vaccines harm men’s and women’s fertility (Christiane Northrup, 2023-09-20)
Evidence (2021-11-08): Federal vaccine monitoring systems have identified no safety concerns with the COVID-19 vaccines for pregnant people. Preliminary Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data show that miscarriage is not more frequent than expected in vaccinated people. Online posts, however, falsely contend that such data, as reported in a CDC publication, show an 82% miscarriage rate. [...] Male, Viki (@VikiLovesFACS). "This @NEJM paper on the safety of #COVID19 #vaccines during #pregnancy found no increased risk of miscarriage associated with vaccination. So why is this person claiming that there was an 83% rate of miscarriage? Short answer, a maths mistake…" Twitter thread. 1 Jul 2021. Tereszcuk, Alexis. "Fact Check: New England Journal of Medicine Did NOT Find 82% Miscarriage Rate Among Pregnant Women Vaccinated Against COVID-19." Lead Stories. 10 Jul 2021.
Claim: New England Journal of Medicine “proves” 80% miscarriage rate among vaccinated women; COVID-19 vaccines harm men’s and women’s fertility (Christiane Northrup, 2023-09-20)
Evidence (2021-08-03): An article by the website Daily Expose, shared on Facebook and Instagram, claims the US Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) grossly underreported miscarriage figures found in a study on Covid-19 vaccine safety during pregnancy. [...] The article claims the true miscarriage rate was 82%. This was calculated by excluding all 700 participants who had live births who were vaccinated in their third trimester. This left 127 people who received the vaccine in the first two trimesters, 104 of whom (82%) had miscarriages. [...] To calculate the actual miscarriage rate for those vaccinated in the first and second trimesters, you’d need to divide the number of miscarriages by the total number of completed pregnancies of those who were vaccinated before 26 weeks. But we don’t have that total yet because most of those people are still pregnant.
Claim: New England Journal of Medicine “proves” 80% miscarriage rate among vaccinated women; COVID-19 vaccines harm men’s and women’s fertility (Christiane Northrup, 2023-09-20)
Evidence (2023-10-17): Misinformation about COVID-19 vaccines harming fertility is a widespread myth that has damaged public trust in the vaccines. While the original vaccine clinical trials didn’t evaluate the effects of COVID-19 vaccines on fertility, scientific studies and safety surveillance data later on have shown that COVID-19 vaccines are safe for pregnant women and don’t cause pregnancy or fertility problems. COVID-19 itself is associated with an increased risk of pregnancy complications, which vaccination can help prevent. [...] Northrup’s speech supposedly provided evidence that COVID-19 vaccines harm fertility, particularly in women. However, the data that Northrup cited doesn’t support her claim, as they don’t come from reliable scientific studies but from partial analyses with many critical flaws, as we will explain below. [...] Claims that COVID-19 vaccines cause fertility and pregnancy problems are unsubstantiated and contradict the available evidence. Published studies so far show that COVID-19 vaccines are safe for pregnant women and not associated with pregnancy complications or infertility in men or women. It is COVID-19 itself that increases the risk of pregnancy complications and poses a risk to both the mother and the baby. Contrary to these claims, COVID-19 vaccination helps reduce the risk of harm to the mother and baby.
Claim: New England Journal of Medicine “proves” 80% miscarriage rate among vaccinated women; COVID-19 vaccines harm men’s and women’s fertility (Christiane Northrup, 2023-09-20)
Evidence (2023-02-23): The COVID-19 pandemic may have further held back progress on maternal health. Noting the current data series ends in 2020, more data will be needed to show the true impacts of the pandemic on maternal deaths. However, COVID-19 infections can increase risks during pregnancy, so countries should take action to ensure pregnant women and those planning pregnancies have access to COVID-19 vaccines and effective antenatal care.
Claim: New England Journal of Medicine “proves” 80% miscarriage rate among vaccinated women; COVID-19 vaccines harm men’s and women’s fertility (Christiane Northrup, 2023-09-20)
Evidence (2022-01-06): The Importance of School Routine 5. Vaccine Efficacy 5.1. The Efficacy of the Messenger Ribonucleic Acid (mRNA) COVID-19 Vaccine 5.2. The Efficacy of the mRNA COVID-19 Vaccine among Children Aged 5–11 Years 5.3. The Efficacy of the mRNA COVID-19 Vaccine among Children Aged ≥12 Years 5.4. The Effectiveness of the mRNA COVID-19 Vaccine in Preventing Transmission of Infection 5.5. The Importance of Vaccination against Emerging SARS-CoV-2 Variants 5.6. The Expected Benefit of Immunization in Reducing the Burden of COVID-19 Complications (Long COVID and MIS-C) in Children and Adolescents 5.7. COVID-19 Immunization and Prevention of MIS-C 5.8. COVID-19 Vaccination of Recovered Children 6. Vaccine Safety 6.1. Safety of the mRNA COVID-19 Vaccine according to Research and Real-World Data 6.2. Safety of the mRNA COVID-19 Vaccine among Children Aged 5–11 Years 6.3. Myocarditis following COVID-19 Vaccination 6.4. COVID-19 Vaccines Show No Signs of Harming Female or Male Fertility 6.5. Lack of Correlation between Increased Menstrual Bleeding and Female Infertility 7. Summary and Recommendations 8. [...] - Magnus, M.C.; Gjessing, H.K.; Eide, H.N.; Wilcox, A.J.; Fell, D.B.; Håberg, S.E. Covid-19 Vaccination during Pregnancy and First-Trimester Miscarriage. N. Engl. J. Med. 2021, 385, 2008–2010. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef] - Safrai, M.; Rottenstreich, A.; Herzberg, S.; Imbar, T.; Reubinoff, B.; Ben-Meir, A. Stopping the misinformation: BNT162b2 COVID-19 vaccine has no negative effect on women’s fertility. medRxiv 2021. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef]
Claim: New England Journal of Medicine “proves” 80% miscarriage rate among vaccinated women; COVID-19 vaccines harm men’s and women’s fertility (Christiane Northrup, 2023-09-20)
Evidence (2024-09-30): The department hosts field-leading research on fertility (notably via the PRESTO study and considering both male and female contributions); women’s health (the SELF cohort focusing on uterine fibroids, research on menstruation and menopause); adverse birth outcomes (eclampsia, birth defects, stillbirths); gynecologic outcomes (e.g., vulvodynia); and determinants of health and flourishing of individuals with developmental disorders, e.g., Down Syndrome. In the past year, department faculty have published extremely important work about the effects of COVID-19 vaccines on fertility and miscarriages, while continuing their ongoing work on diverse determinants of fertility. Department faculty (Rubenstein, Weuve) are also using Medicaid data to better understand the health needs of people living with Down Syndrome and, in collaboration with a co-research team of individuals with and without Down Syndrome, are delivering critical evidence on the long-term health of individuals with Down Syndrome. [...] - Wesselink AK, Hatch EE, Rothman KJ, Wang TR, Willis MD, Yland JJ, Crowe HM, Geller RJ, Willis SK, Perkins RB, Regan AK, Levinson J, Mikkelsen EM, Wise LA. A Prospective Cohort Study of COVID-19 Vaccination, SARS-CoV-2 Infection, and Fertility, Am J Epidemiol, 2022 Aug; 191(8), 1383–1395.
Claim: New England Journal of Medicine “proves” 80% miscarriage rate among vaccinated women; COVID-19 vaccines harm men’s and women’s fertility (Christiane Northrup, 2023-09-20)
Evidence (2024-07-30): Due to the limited understanding of these emerging viruses, many drugs are currently being developed and evaluated to combat and mitigate the impact of SARS-CoV-2. Vaccination is considered a crucial pathway to help end this devastating pandemic. Most studies suggest that vaccination does not affect semen parameters [223] and can reduce the incidence of orchitis and/or epididymitis [224]. Overall, the current data seem to indicate that vaccination does not negatively impact fertility in either sex [224,225,226]. [...] Carto C, Nackeeran S, Ramasamy R. COVID-19 vaccination is associated with a decreased risk of orchitis and/or epididymitis in men. Andrologia. 2022;54(2):e14281. Fradkin MA, Alexandroni H, Eldar-Geva T, Ben-Ami I. IVF outcomes pre- and post-anti-COVID-19 vaccination - Are there any differences? Reprod Biol. 2024;24(2):100879.
Claim: New England Journal of Medicine “proves” 80% miscarriage rate among vaccinated women; COVID-19 vaccines harm men’s and women’s fertility (Christiane Northrup, 2023-09-20)
Evidence (2022-04-29): While COVID-19 vaccines are effective in preventing severe illness, hospitalization and death from SARS-CoV-2 infection, many people who are eligible have elected to not get vaccinated. This is often due to concerns about possible side effects. One concern emerged when a false report surfaced on social media claiming that getting vaccinated against COVID-19 can cause infertility in women. The truth is COVID-19 vaccines don’t affect fertility. [...] COVID-19 vaccines don’t alter fertility "There is absolutely no reason to be worried about fertility with the COVID-19 vaccine," said Dr. Wilson, emphasizing that vaccines "do not cause infertility and they do not affect fertility one way or the other." While a National Institues of Health-funded study has found that COVID-19 vaccination is linked to a small, temporary rise in the menstrual cycle, "no scientific evidence supports that COVID-19 vaccines will cause fertility problems," said Dr. Jones. She that "both of the primary vaccine types—the mRNA and the adenovirus vaccine—don’t have mechanisms that would seem to relate to reproductive function."
Claim: New England Journal of Medicine “proves” 80% miscarriage rate among vaccinated women; COVID-19 vaccines harm men’s and women’s fertility (Christiane Northrup, 2023-09-20)
Evidence (2022-08-30): The MHRA-led Safer Medicines in Pregnancy and Breastfeeding Consortium brings together 16 leading organisations under a common pledge to meet the information needs of women and healthcare professionals through accessible, clear and consistent advice. Membership spans the NHS, regulators and leading third-sector and charitable organisations. The consortium is working to improve the quality and consistency of information on the use of medicines in pregnancy and breastfeeding, including COVID-19 vaccines. [...] - the efficacy of practice models, such as continuity of carer - the causes of miscarriage - the effectiveness of tools to monitor a baby’s health in utero, and understand how infant deaths could be prevented - how the prenatal and postnatal environment influences infant development and parent-infant bonding - the effectiveness of AI technologies to help predict which pregnancies will develop life-threatening foetal growth restriction - the evidence on IVF add-on treatments - any long-term impacts of receiving COVID-19 vaccines during pregnancy 13. Menopause [...] We recognise that fertility problems affect both men and women. Responses to the call for evidence focused on women’s experiences of infertility and fertility treatment. ↩ -
Claim: New England Journal of Medicine “proves” 80% miscarriage rate among vaccinated women; COVID-19 vaccines harm men’s and women’s fertility (Christiane Northrup, 2023-09-20)
Evidence (2022-06-09): CLAIM: A Pfizer document reveals that 82%-97% of pregnant women who received the company’s COVID-19 vaccine "lost their babies." [...] Others shared screenshots of headlines from pro-life blogs. "Shocking Pfizer Document Reveals 82% of Vaccinated Pregnant Women Suffered Miscarriages," read one. "Court Ordered Release Of Pfizer Document Reveals 82% – 97% Of Vaccinated Pregnant Women Lost Their Babies," said another. [...] Those studies include one that Kharbanda authored, which was published in the Journal of the American Medical Association in 2021. That study found that COVID-19 vaccine exposure did not increase the odds of a spontaneous abortion — a pregnancy losses before 20 weeks. A study published in the New England Journal of Medicine in 2021 found that the risk of spontaneous abortion after mRNA COVID-19 vaccination was consistent with the expected risk of spontaneous abortion.
Claim: New England Journal of Medicine “proves” 80% miscarriage rate among vaccinated women; COVID-19 vaccines harm men’s and women’s fertility (Christiane Northrup, 2023-09-20)
Evidence (2023-06-01): Can COVID-19 vaccines affect fertility? Infertility has not been a problem for men or women for any of the COVID-19 vaccines. One study noted vaccines do not affect conception by either partner. Prior COVID-19 infection among women also does not affect conception. However, recent COVID-19 infection among males does affect their fertility and ability to conceive. [...] COVID-19 vaccination lowers your risk of COVID-19 hospitalization and death. The known risks of COVID-19 illness and its related, possibly severe complications, such as long-term health problems, hospitalization and even death, far outweigh the potential risks of having a rare adverse reaction to vaccination like myocarditis or blood clots. COVID-19 vaccines do not affect pregnancy or fertility.
Claim: Queensland Health Researchers find that long COVID doesn’t exist (David Landsel, Paul Sacca, Brooke Mallory, 2024-03-14)
Evidence (2024-03-14): A proportion of people who have COVID-19 experience lingering symptoms following acute infection. These symptoms include fatigue, brain fog, changes in smell and taste, and persistent pain. Collectively, these symptoms are known as long COVID. Other viral infections, like the flu, are also known to produce the same symptoms in a subset of people. Research on why long COVID happens to some and not others, and how the condition can be managed and treated, is ongoing.
Claim: Queensland Health Researchers find that long COVID doesn’t exist (David Landsel, Paul Sacca, Brooke Mallory, 2024-03-14)
Evidence (2024-03-26): FULL CLAIM: "No such thing as ‘long COVID,’ health agency says in shocking claim: ‘Unnecessary fear’"; "Top government health chief declares 'long COVID' doesn't really exist, study finds flu impairs more people in the long term"; "Australia: Queensland Health Researchers Claim ‘Long COVID’ Isn’t Real, Calls It ‘Unnecessary Fear’" [...] In this review, we show why claims that the study found long COVID doesn’t exist grossly misrepresent the study and the position of Queensland’s Chief Health Officer. [...] Therefore, the study demonstrated the opposite of what headlines by the New York Post and The Blaze claim: long COVID exists and that it significantly affects people’s lives. What the researchers also found was that long COVID resembled post-viral syndrome that also develops in some people after other viral infections, like flu.