This film documents the Progress Educational Trust event 'The COVID Vaccine: A Shot in the Arm for Fertility Treatment?'.
The event explores guidance and thinking on whether and when COVID vaccination is advisable, in the context of assisted conception and in relation to conception and pregnancy more generally.
If you can't see the film embedded above, you can watch it on YouTube.
| Introduction | |
| 0:00:00 | Sarah Norcross Director, Progress Educational Trust |
| Presentations | |
| 0:03:53 | Professor Jason Kasraie Chair, Association of Reproductive and Clinical Scientists |
| 0:17:06 | Dr Anna Veiga Coordinator, European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology's COVID-19 Working Group |
| 0:30:23 | Dr Sigal Klipstein Member, American Society for Reproductive Medicine's COVID-19 Task Force |
| Discussion | |
| 0:39:47 | Audience poll, and responses to audience questions and comments |
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This film of the event was made by Video Production Edinburgh.
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