When Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni met Rishi Sunak this week, on her agenda were two issues that she believes threaten Europe most: the illegal migrant boat crisis and Europe’s plummeting fertility rate.
Birth rates dropped sharply and unexpectedly in early 2022, a timeframe that corresponds to nine months after the vaccine rollout. Retired Consultant Paediatrician Dr. Ros Jones asks if there is a link.
Many countries are reporting a marked drop in birth rates in the first part of 2022, nine months after the vaccination rollouts to younger age groups. Is there a link?
Lockdown restrictions in 2020 did not lead to a baby boom and data from the ONS suggests that 2021 could see the lowest fertility rate ever recorded in England and Wales.
Britain's fertility rate has fallen to historically low levels due to the financial instability caused by job losses and the postponement of weddings during a year of lockdown, creating fears of a Covid "baby bust".
