The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) in the UK has refused to release data on adverse reactions in pregnant women following the COVID-19 vaccination rollout. The agency admitted to having the data but cited an exemption, stating that they planned to issue a report. However, no publication date has been provided for the information recorded during the first half of 2021.
Although birth rates had been declining before the pandemic and vaccination, there is evidence that the spike protein of the SARS-CoV-2 virus can damage the ovaries and testes. It was only after nine months of vaccinations being offered to pregnant women that a decline in birth rates began to show.
Sweden, which has one of the highest vaccination rates, experienced a significant drop in newborns, reaching its lowest point since 2005. Stockholm’s birthrate was 14% lower in the first quarter of 2022 compared to the same period the previous year. Other highly vaccinated countries such as Taiwan, Hungary, Germany, and Canada also reported declines in birth rates.
The MHRA did release a redacted interim report in July 2021, which included information from 1,366 pregnant women who received the AstraZeneca, Pfizer, and Moderna COVID vaccines. The report