'Absolute nonsense': Hartlepool hospital trust expert aims to bust myth vaccine affects fertility

Among the many unfounded myths surrounding the vaccines is one that it impacts on the fertility of both men and women.

Senior experts at North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust are seeking to reassure women that this is not the case.

It comes as hartlepool’s hospital trust has seen more than 500 deaths where patients had been diagnosed with Covid-19 in the proceeding 28 days, and there has been more than 8,000 cases in the town.

Steve Wild, consultant obstetrician and gynaecologist at the Trust, dismissed such untruths.

Steve said: “It’s absolute nonsense!

“There is simply no evidence that any of the Covid-19 vaccines have any negative effect on fertility levels. It is as safe as any vaccine.

“Causing undue to stress to those planning a pregnancy in the future by spreading these lies is unconscionable.

“There are more than enough genuine things to worry about right now without people being misled by lies on social media or people who, to be frank, don’t know what they’re talking about.

“I’d like to personally assure anyone who is concerned that there is no reason to fear having the Covid-19 vaccine.”

It comes as the researchers behind the Oxford/AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine are looking into the possibility of using pills or nasal sprays as an alternative.

Steve backs a recent report by the British Fertility Society that states: “There is absolutely no evidence, and no theoretical reason, that any of the vaccines can affect the fertility of women or men.

“People of reproductive age are advised to have the vaccine when they receive their invitation for vaccination. This includes those who are trying to have a baby as well as those who are thinking about having a baby, whether that is in the near future or in a few years’ time.”

The Queen has this week said that all UK residents should ‘think about other people’ and get a Covid vaccine. The Queen, 94, and the Duke of Edinburgh, 99, both received their first doses of the vaccine in January.

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