Jen and Amy respond to your questions following the first vaccines episode and cover the myth around infertility, conception and the vaccine, allergies and anaphylaxis as well as natural and vaccine-induced immunity - do you still need the vaccine if you've had COVID before?

THIS EPISODE DOES NOT STAND ALONE - Please also listen to our COVID-19 Vaccines Episode

For any questions, comments or if you have a related issue you would like us to cover, please email us at iamahealthvisitor@gmail.com

Resources and Further Reading:

Royal College of Midwives and Royal College of Gynacologists Statement on Infertility Myth:
https://www.rcog.org.uk/en/news/RCOG-and-RCM-respond-to-misinformation-around-Covid-19-vaccine-and-fertility/

CDC data on anaphylaxis:
https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/70/wr/mm7002e1.htm

Summary article on the infertility myth:
https://www.webmd.com/vaccines/covid-19-vaccine/news/20210112/why-covid-vaccines-are-falsely-linked-to-infertility

Tommy's Charity -FAQs:
https://www.tommys.org/pregnancyhub/blogs-stories/covid-19-vaccine-pregnancy-and-breastfeeding

PEG allergy published case series:
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33011299/

Allergy detailed info:
https://www.allergyuk.org
https://www.anaphylaxis.org.uk

SIREN study update from PHE:
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/past-covid-19-infection-provides-some-immunity-but-people-may-still-carry-and-transmit-virus