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Republicans Release Fauci Texts Warning COVID Pregnancy Miscarriage Risk

8/11/2026

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Johnson & Paul Release

Republican Senators Ron Johnson and Rand Paul released texts from Dr. Anthony Fauci’s phone about COVID-19 vaccine safety for pregnant women on August 10 2026.
Fauci noted a first-trimester miscarriage risk, said no data or reason favored early vaccination, and said officials found no evidence of harm.
Johnson and Paul said the phone holds 34,000 texts and 522 voicemails they will review.

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Johnson & Paul Release

Senators Ron Johnson and Rand Paul released Dr. Anthony Fauci’s phone texts on COVID-19 vaccine safety for pregnant women on August 10 2026.
The messages show Fauci privately warned of a cytokine-storm miscarriage risk after the second dose, contradicting his later claim of no red flags.
Johnson called the excerpt “tip of the iceberg” and pledged review of 34,000 messages.
NEJM study reported 104 abortions among 127 vaccinated pregnancies, an 82 % rate.

Blindspot

A June 2021 New England Journal of Medicine study reported 104 spontaneous abortions among 127 pregnancies in which the COVID-19 vaccine was administered during the first or second trimester, an 82 % miscarriage rate.
Within this story's sources, this angle appears mainly in Right-leaning coverage and receives less attention in Center-leaning coverage.

History

Historical Context

In 1976 a Fort Dix H1N1 outbreak prompted President Gerald Ford and the CDC to vaccinate roughly 43 million Americans, but reports of Guillain-Barré syndrome at about one case per 100,000 halted the program and sowed vaccine mistrust. The episode informs today’s debate, as Senators Ron Johnson and Rand Paul cite Dr. Anthony Fauci’s 2026 texts on pregnancy-risk claims, reviving partisan scrutiny of COVID-19 vaccine safety.

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Johnson & Paul Release

Republican Senators Ron Johnson and Rand Paul released texts from Dr. Anthony Fauci’s phone about COVID-19 vaccine safety for pregnant women on August 10 2026.
Fauci noted a first-trimester miscarriage risk, said no data or reason favored early vaccination, and said officials found no evidence of harm.
Johnson and Paul said the phone holds 34,000 texts and 522 voicemails they will review.

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