Despite numerous studies showing the safety of Covid-19 vaccines during pregnancy, some Republican senators have recently spread false and misleading claims about the risks of miscarriage associated with these vaccines.

Debunking Misinformation

These claims, which have been circulating on social media, are based on a faulty interpretation of data from a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine in April 2021. The study found that among nearly 4,000 women who received Covid-19 vaccines, 104 experienced spontaneous abortions or miscarriages. However, experts point out that this data is being manipulated to overestimate the risk of miscarriage.

Dr. Kevin Ault, an ob/gyn and president-elect of the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases, notes that the benefits of Covid-19 vaccines for pregnant women and their babies significantly outweigh any risks. "We knew this in 2021, that there wasn’t an increased risk, and now we have five more years of data," he said.

Expert Consensus

Dr. Brenna Hughes, chair of the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine’s Infectious Disease and Emerging Threats Committee, agrees that the benefits of Covid-19 vaccines outweigh the risks. "It is without question that the benefits of the vaccine outweigh the risks, and the world’s literature on this topic includes hundreds of thousands of women," she said.

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) also cites dozens of studies that confirm the safety of Covid-19 vaccines during pregnancy. According to the CDC, "COVID-19 vaccination before and during pregnancy did not increase health risks for pregnant women or their babies."

Original reporting: KTBS 3 (Shreveport) — read the source article.