Merck’s Covid Pill Might Pose Risks for Pregnant Women December 13, 2021 Auto Bot Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Coronavirus Omicron Variant, DNA (Deoxyribonucleic Acid), Food and Drug Administration, Merck & Company Inc, Molnupiravir (Drug), Pregnancy and Childbirth, Research, your-feed-science 0 Some laboratory studies suggest that molnupiravir can insert errors in DNA, which could in theory harm a developing fetus, sperm cells or children.