Covid Vaccines Have No Impact on Pregnancy Chances, Study Finds

Covid-19 vaccinations won’t affect a couple’s chances of conceiving a child, but an infection of SARS-Cov-2 can temporarily diminish male fertility, an NIH-funded study found.

The study, published Wednesday in the American Journal of Epidemiology, marks the latest effort to show that the vaccines can help avert the risks Covid-19 poses on pregnancy or the baby.

People hoping to become pregnant in the next six months were less likely to get vaccinated out of fears of birth defects and unknown long-term impacts of the vaccines, although these concerns aren’t backed by data, according to a survey published in January 2021. ...