New research shows the shots do not increase risk of miscarriage, the agency said, but the risks of severe disease from a coronavirus infection while pregnant are serious.
AstraZeneca Vaccine Carries Slightly Higher Risk of Bleeding Disorders, Study Shows
But the research, involving 2.53 million adults in Scotland, found that the vaccine’s benefits outweighed the small risks.
A dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine being prepared in Newcastle, Scotland, in January.Credit.Owen Humphreys/PAMPC, via Associated Press
June 9, 2021, 3:23 p.m. ET
People receiving the Covid vaccine made by Oxford-AstraZeneca had a slightly increased risk of a bleeding disorder, and possibly other rare blood problems, researchers reported on Wednesday.
The findings, from a study of 2.53 million adults in Scotland who received their first doses of either the AstraZeneca vaccine or the one made by Pfizer-BioNTech, were published in the journal Nature Medicine. About 1.7 million of the shots were the AstraZeneca vaccine.