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Misrepresentation about vaccines that are scaring women
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has contributed greatly to morbidity and mortality worldwide. The production of COVID-19 vaccines has been tested for efficacy and safety via clinical trials. However, false information on the side effects of the vaccine has been spread via social med...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8252153/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34212737 http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/phcfm.v13i1.2953 |
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author | Moodley, Jagidesa Khaliq, Olive P. Mkhize, Princess Z. |
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description | The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has contributed greatly to morbidity and mortality worldwide. The production of COVID-19 vaccines has been tested for efficacy and safety via clinical trials. However, false information on the side effects of the vaccine has been spread via social media, creating fear of vaccination. Currently, the vaccine has been falsely reported to cause infertility in women of reproductive age and miscarriages in pregnant women. There is no evidence to support this information as the COVID-19 vaccines have been clinically approved for safety. Furthermore, pregnant and lactating women were not included in the clinical trials. Therefore, the objective of this report is to raise awareness that the rumours on the vaccine are false and to encourage every individual to accept the vaccination for their safety and the safety of their loved ones. |
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spelling | pubmed-82521532021-07-02 Misrepresentation about vaccines that are scaring women Moodley, Jagidesa Khaliq, Olive P. Mkhize, Princess Z. Afr J Prim Health Care Fam Med Short Report The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has contributed greatly to morbidity and mortality worldwide. The production of COVID-19 vaccines has been tested for efficacy and safety via clinical trials. However, false information on the side effects of the vaccine has been spread via social media, creating fear of vaccination. Currently, the vaccine has been falsely reported to cause infertility in women of reproductive age and miscarriages in pregnant women. There is no evidence to support this information as the COVID-19 vaccines have been clinically approved for safety. Furthermore, pregnant and lactating women were not included in the clinical trials. Therefore, the objective of this report is to raise awareness that the rumours on the vaccine are false and to encourage every individual to accept the vaccination for their safety and the safety of their loved ones. AOSIS 2021-06-09 /pmc/articles/PMC8252153/ /pubmed/34212737 http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/phcfm.v13i1.2953 Text en © 2021. The Authors https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee: AOSIS. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution License. |
spellingShingle | Short Report Moodley, Jagidesa Khaliq, Olive P. Mkhize, Princess Z. Misrepresentation about vaccines that are scaring women |
title | Misrepresentation about vaccines that are scaring women |
title_full | Misrepresentation about vaccines that are scaring women |
title_fullStr | Misrepresentation about vaccines that are scaring women |
title_full_unstemmed | Misrepresentation about vaccines that are scaring women |
title_short | Misrepresentation about vaccines that are scaring women |
title_sort | misrepresentation about vaccines that are scaring women |
topic | Short Report |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8252153/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34212737 http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/phcfm.v13i1.2953 |
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