Researchers have identified 14 safety signals for the COVID-19 vaccines for women of childbearing age, including menstrual abnormality, miscarriage, and fetal cardiac arrest, according to a study released on Sept. 28.
Dr. James Thorp, with Maternal Fetal Medicine in Florida, and other researchers performed a type of analysis called proportional reporting ratio on reports submitted to the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS). VAERS accepts reports of adverse events following vaccination.
Comparing the rates of events following COVID-19 vaccination to those reported following influenza vaccination for women who can bear children, the researchers found a significant increase in 14 conditions, including fetal malformation, fetal cardiac arrest, and stillbirth….