Local doctors say vaccine infertility rumors not true
Lane County Senior Public Health Officer Dr. Pat Luedkte says there is no evidence the vaccine for COVID-19 affects a woman s fertility.
Posted: Feb 22, 2021 1:07 PM
Updated: Feb 22, 2021 6:33 PM
Posted By: Bob Schaper & Jaewon Jung
EUGENE, Ore. Health officials across the country are facing an unexpected hurdle in achieving herd immunity: women in their 20 s and 30 s who fear the vaccine for COVID-19 causes infertility.
Dr. David Herrmann, an obstertrician at Women s Care in Springfield, said that these rumors have even caused the American College of Obstreticians and Gynecologists to release a statement saying this is untrue.