Like millions of other Americans who saw an increase in reports of side effects, Rinaldi expressed his skepticism. “I don’t trust big government, big pharma, I don’t trust them, and I don’t need to inject myself with things that I don’t even know what it is,” he told The Daily Mail.

One of America’s largest sperm banks, Cryos, claims they are receiving very few inquiries about unvaccinated donors – but the numerous women on Facebook searching for “unvaxxed sperm donors” tell a different story. Meanwhile, the men are identifying themselves on the platform with terms such as “unvaccinated man (sperm not modified by mRNA).”

Another post from an unidentified user reads, “My wife and I have been together for almost 10 years. With two fur babies, we have decided it’s time for our own little baby. We are located in NC, but we are willing to travel or pay for travel accommodations. We would prefer a donor who is unvaccinated.”

[Call it market incentives, I guess. I don’t know that there’s any difference in sperm between vaccinated and unvaccinated men, and more to the point, it’s not clear that anyone has studied that question. Perhaps they have studies underway now, but it’s worth pointing out that there were claims circulating that the vaccines made women infertile, which turned out to be false. Perhaps this functions more like a political signal rather than a concern based on innate issues with the sperm. — Ed]