WHO has NOT revealed any link between fully vaccinated women and babies with heart defects!

Since the beginning of the vaccination drive for the Covid-19 pandemic, anti-vaccination posts have spread rapidly on social media. Many of those posts state that vaccination is unhealthy and can have adverse effects on your body, hence discourage to take part. Below is our investigation of one such post.

Social Media Posts :

Facebook posts claim that the World Health Organization (WHO) has announced that women vaccinated against COVID-19 are experiencing troubles like their newborns are born with heart defects.

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In order to verify the veracity of the claim, we undertook measures to investigate whether the World Health Organization (WHO) had indeed made such a statement.

Fact Check :

Our initial course of action involved checking prominent international media outlets to determine if they had reported on the alleged statement made by the World Health Organization (WHO). However, our search did not yield any results indicating the existence of such a report. Likewise, it also cannot be found on WHO’s official website. Click here | Archived

According to the American Heart Association, instances of heart inflammation conditions like myocarditis continue to be uncommon among individuals who have received the COVID-19 vaccine. Click here to find more details. Archived

Similarly, a study conducted by Cedars-Sinai Hospital revealed that the occurrence of postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS), which affects the heart rate of young women of childbearing age, is also infrequent. Click here. Archived

Every pregnancy starts out with a 3-5% chance of having a birth defect. This is called the background risk. The available studies on COVID-19 infections in pregnancy have not reported an increased chance for birth defects beyond the background risk. Fever is a possible symptom of COVID-19. Read more. Archived

CDC and professional medical organizations, including the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine, recommend COVID-19 vaccination at any point in pregnancy and booster doses when it is time to get one. Read more. Archived

There's no evidence COVID-19 vaccination increases the risk of having a miscarriage, pre-term birth or other complications in your pregnancy. The COVID-19 vaccines do not contain any live viruses and cannot give you or your baby COVID-19. Read more | Archived

Evidence is accumulating that SARS-CoV-2 infection during pregnancy is associated with a number of adverse pregnancy outcomes, including preeclampsia, preterm birth, and stillbirth, especially among pregnant persons with severe COVID-19 disease. Read more Archived

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Conclusion :

The Facebook post alleges the WHO announcement that women vaccinated against COVID-19 are giving birth to children with heart defects is fabricated. There are no credible news reports about the WHO making such a statement. Likewise, it also cannot be found on the organization’s website. And prevailing scientific evidence also suggests that there is no such risk from Covid 19 vaccination.