A new finding of a possible flu shot-miscarriage link shows science prioritizes vaccine safety
A new study linking flu vaccine with miscarriage is bad news for pregnant women, but shows the science community values vaccine safety as a top priority.
by Michael T. Osterholm
Sep 13, 2017
3 minutes
When I first heard about the study published in the journal Vaccine on Tuesday that linked getting a flu shot to having a spontaneous abortion (or what is more commonly called miscarriage) over the course of the next 28 days, I knew it was likely to make waves.
Few things today can evoke as much concern, if not downright panic, as declaring that doing something that is routinely recommended, like getting your annual , may be harmful, like causing a pregnant woman to have a
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