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If you’re considering becoming pregnant, the COVID vaccine isn't a threat; in fact, it offers powerful protection.
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As U.S. healthcare workers race to immunize as many people as they can against COVID-19, facing enormous political and logistical obstacles, misconceptions and false reports about the dangers of the new vaccines are further complicating their efforts.
One of the more persistent rumors is that the COVID-19 vaccines that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has authorized for emergency use, from Pfizer and Moderna, cause infertility. This allegation is leading many women to think twice about getting immunized.