Background/Objectives: Adverse effects of COVID-19 vaccination on human menstrual cycle characteristics have been observed, but limited data are available on the relationship between COVID-19 vaccination status and birth rates. Therefore, we used nationwide data from the Czech Republic to examine rates of successful conceptions (SCs), i.e., conceptions leading to live births 9 months later, for women who were either vaccinated or unvaccinated against COVID-19 before SC. Methods: Summary month...| www.preprints.org
Last month, a preprint, partially authored by the Czech group SMIS, linked COVID-19 vaccination to decreased fertility in Czech women. Six journal editors read the submission and rejected it before peer review even began. SMIS and its followers interpreted this as censorship and an attempt to suppress inconvenient truths, but in reality, it reflected a rapid and justified response to fundamental scientific flaws. That speed isn't arrogance; it’s professional triage. Editors handle hundreds ...| www.lazylabcoat.com