Covid-19 ‘no evidence’ contains pork, causes infertility – Jewish doctors

Jewish doctors warned against conspiracy theories that the COVID-19 vaccine causes infertility or contains products derived from pork. Jewish News reported Friday that the open letter, signed by more than 70 British Jewish doctors and published on Tuesday, warns against falling for such conspiracy theories and states that there is “absolutely no evidence” that the Pfizer vaccine contains non-kosher ingredients. . The letter was initiated by Dr Sam Freeman, University College London Hospital. Dr. Freeman said he expected at least 100 doctors to sign the letter before the end of the year. The letter states that UK doctors “feel compelled to address some rumors about the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 mRNA vaccine circulating in the Jewish community. We do this as a public service in an attempt to prevent disease. and potentially life-saving. “” The rumor that the vaccine causes infertility is particularly prevalent in Jewish circles, but there is no evidence behind it, “regarding concerns whether the vaccine causes infertility, the letter says. He added that “we live in an age where misinformation is increasingly common. Rumors are spreading rapidly and social media has played a significant contribution to this. We urge people to stop spreading rumors and instead consult those who work in health care with the capacity to evaluate scientific evidence. ” According to the letter, “widespread adoption of the vaccine will prevent disease and save lives by protecting people from contracting Covid-19, and prevent hospitals from being overloaded.”

The letter warns that some people may not be suitable for the vaccine as a result of other conditions, while others may take the UK-led vaccine that was “jointly developed by the University of Oxford and the approved pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca. on Wednesday”. . “The letter urges people to consider the benefits of having the vaccine against the risks that it may entail, since the letter states that” those over 80 years of age, for every 20 people who contract Covid-19, at least one person will die ”. Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine was the first to receive approval for emergency use from both the FDA and the WHO and is currently in the process of being rolled out in the UK. In Israel, more than 1 million citizens have already received the first dose of the Pfizer vaccine.