Dr. Cohen on CNN: Sperm count not harmed by Covid-19 vaccine

                   

Fact Check CNN: The COVID-19 vaccine does not harm sperm count. Image source: CNN Instagram
                                                                                                                                                                                   Fact Check CNN: The COVID-19 vaccine does not harm sperm count. Image source: CNN Instagram                                

       

“If you are a man who has hesitated to get the Covid-19 vaccine due to concerns spread on social media that the vaccine may harm fertility, take heart.

Sperm count and quality did not drop in healthy young men after receiving a first or second dose of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine, according to a new study published Thursday in JAMA

‘We now have evidence that should reassure you that the risk of immunization compromising your sperm count is extremely low,’ said Dr. David Cohen, co-medical director of the Institute for Human Reproduction in Chicago, who was not involved in the study. Cohen was the co-author of a systematic review that found the novel coronavirus is not sexually transmitted.”

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