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http://fullfact.org/health/vaccine-covid-fertility/(permalink)

Author: full-fact

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Date published

2020-12-08

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Syncytin-1 In vitro fertilisation Virology Public Health England Applied Digital Data Systems Placenta Midwife Childbirth Protein Antibody Infertility Pregnancy Immune system National Health Service Pfizer United Kingdom Facebook Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 Full Fact Ian Jones (rugby union)Amino acid Francis Crick Institute Science Media Centre Reading Immunogenicity

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The Covid-19 spike protein which the Pfizer vaccine causes an immune response against also trains the body to attack syncytin-1, a protein in the placenta, which could lead to infertility in women.

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