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4 Claims By an Anti-Vax Doctor, and The Facts That Prove Her Wrong
Because sometimes, even medical professionals can be misinformed
I’m not a journalist, but I studied journalism for a year in college before switching majors. One major lesson I took from that year is fact-check, fact-check, fact-check, fact-check.
As part of my research for a freelance assignment on the COVID-19 vaccines and their effects on pregnancy, I spoke with an unvaccinated pregnant woman and reached out to several OB/GYNs.
When one Ohio-based doctor—a board-certified OB/GYN with 19 years in her practice and a degree from Ohio State—responded to me, I sent her some questions via email and patiently awaited her response.
When it came, I was excited to finish my article. Until I read her responses, they were riddled with medically inaccurate information, many nobody knows, and anti-vax propaganda.
Below is what she told me and the evidence I found proving her wrong.
False: If You’re Pregnant, Taking the Vaccine is Like Playing Russian Roulette
“We have no information about the vaccine’s effects on pregnancy, the baby, or long-term fertility. If you take the vaccine, you are playing…
