No evidence shows Covid vaccine increases risk of pregnancy, medical regulator says

The UK’s medical regulator says there is no evidence that Covid injections will affect fertility or the ability to have children.

There is also no model in any report to date that suggests that any of the vaccines used in the UK, or reactions to them, increase the risk of miscarriage or stillbirth, said Medicines and Health Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA).

In an update released on Monday, the MHRA said: “There is no evidence to suggest that Covid-19 vaccines will affect fertility and the ability to have children. ”

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He said the number of reports of miscarriages and stillbirths is “low compared to the number of pregnant women who have received Covid-19 vaccines to date and how often these events occur in the UK outside of the pandemic “.

The regulator added: “There is no model in the reports to suggest that any of the Covid-19 vaccines used in the UK, or any reaction to these vaccines, increases the risk of miscarriage or stillbirth.

“There is no pattern in the reports to suggest that any of the Covid-19 vaccines used in the UK increase the risk of birth defects or complications at birth. “

“Pregnant women have reported suspected reactions similar to vaccines as people who are not pregnant,” he added.

The MHRA said it is currently reviewing reports of suspected side effects of menstrual disturbances and unexpected vaginal bleeding after being vaccinated, but has so far found nothing to support a link between changes in menstrual periods and associated symptoms and coronavirus hits, adding “the reported menstrual changes are mostly transient in nature”.

Pregnant women who show symptoms of Covid-19 are two to three times more likely to give birth prematurely, according to reports Wales Online.

In April, the Joint Committee on Immunization and Immunization (JCVI) updated its guidelines to say that pregnant women should be offered a Covid-19 vaccine at the same time as the rest of the population based on their age. and their clinical risk group.

Health officials last month encouraged pregnant women to get vaccinated when data released by NHS England and the University of Oxford showed the majority of pregnant women admitted to hospital with the virus n had not received a vaccine.

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