Can COVID-19 vaccine make you infertile? Health Minister Harsh Vardhan busts myths about side effects
Can COVID-19 vaccine cause infertility in men and women? Can one catch COVID-19 from the vaccine? Are there any known side effects of COVID vaccine? Rumours are abuzz as India inches closer to the day when it rolls out the world's largest vaccination programme. Read on to unravel the truth.
Can COVID-19 vaccine cause infertility in men and women?
There is no scientific evidence to suggest that COVID Vaccine could cause infertility in either men or women. Kindly do not pay heed to such rumours or information from unverified sources, Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan wrote on Twitter.
There is no scientific evidence to suggest that #COVIDVaccine could cause infertility in either men or women. Kindly do not pay heed to such rumours or information from unverified sources.#StayInformedStaySafe @PMOIndia @MoHFW_INDIA pic.twitter.com/6ii2EFgpB0
— Dr Harsh Vardhan (@drharshvardhan) January 14, 2021
Can one catch COVID-19 from the vaccine?
You cannot contract COVID-19 because you have been inoculated with a COVID-19 vaccine. Temporary side effects such as mild fever should not be confused as having contracted COVID.
You cannot contract #COVID19 because you have been inoculated with a #COVID19Vaccine
— Dr Harsh Vardhan (@drharshvardhan) January 14, 2021
Temporary side effects such as mild fever should not be confused as having contracted #COVID.#StayInformedStaySafe @PMOIndia @MoHFW_INDIA pic.twitter.com/ZkZgLU8tpy
Are there any known side effects of COVID vaccine?
After being administered #COVID19Vaccine, some individuals may have side effects like mild fever, pain at injection site & bodyache. This is similar to the side effects that occur post some other vaccines.
These are expected to go away on their own after some time.
After being administered #COVID19Vaccine, some individuals may have side effects like mild fever, pain at injection site & bodyache. This is similar to the side effects that occur post some other vaccines.
— Dr Harsh Vardhan (@drharshvardhan) January 14, 2021
These are expected to go away on their own after some time. #StaySafe pic.twitter.com/VCnJzXu70S
