Were COVID-19 Vaccines to Blame for Infertility? Heart Attacks? A New Report Weighs In.

A new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine states that the Moderna and Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines can cause myocarditis, but there is no evidence to suggest that they cause infertility, Guillain-Barré syndrome, Bell's palsy, TTS, or heart attacks. Myocarditis and pericarditis have been observed rarely after receiving the vaccines, mostly in young males within a week of the second shot, but most patients respond well to treatment and recover quickly. The report also found no evidence to support a causal relationship between the vaccines and other potential harms such as chronic headache, tinnitus, capillary leak syndrome, and sudden death. The report did not draw conclusions specific to the potential harms of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine due to limited studies, but evidence suggests it may cause TTS and Guillain-Barré syndrome. The CDC and FDA previously paused the use of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine in 2021 due to reports of rare blood clots, but later lifted the pause and limited its use. The report emphasizes that vaccine-related harms are rare, and it comes after another CDC study found no link between the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines and sudden cardiac death in young people. Despite vaccine skepticism spread by public figures, over 81% of adults in the US have received at least one COVID-19 vaccine dose. The CDC continues to emphasize the safety and benefits of COVID-19 vaccination. [Extracted from the article]