CLAIM: COVID-19 vaccines cause loss of pregnancy.

AP’S ASSESSMENT: False. Studies have shown that COVID-19 vaccines are safe to receive while pregnant and have found no increased risk of miscarriage or pregnancy loss for recipients, reproductive health experts told The Associated Press.

THE FACTS: As the country reacts to the overturning of Roe v. Wade and tightening abortion restrictions in several states, some social media users are spreading a photo of a sign that falsely suggests COVID-19 vaccines induce abortion.

The photo shows a person waving a Texas flag behind a banner hanging on an overpass that reads, “Need an abortion? Try the COVID vaccine.” The photo was posted to Twitter on Wednesday and has since garnered more than 29,000 likes.

However, medical experts say the vaccines do not cause loss of pregnancy.

“COVID-19 vaccination is safe and effective when administered during pregnancy and this includes 2 boosters,” Dr. Herman Hedriana, chief of maternal-fetal medicine at UC Davis Health, told The Associated Press in an email.

Hedriana pointed to a study in Norway that found no evidence of an increased risk for early pregnancy loss after vaccination. He also cited a study that pulled data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which found that the risk of a miscarriage after an mRNA COVID-19 vaccination either before conception or during pregnancy is consistent with the expected risk of miscarriage or spontaneous abortion for all patients before 20...

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