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Republican Senators Revive Miscarriage Claim and Question Fauci’s COVID-19 Vaccine Statements

The claim misreads early CDC data from a 2021 study, while later analyses found no increased miscarriage risk after COVID-19 vaccination.

  • Republican Senators Rand Paul and Ron Johnson recently released text messages from Dr. Anthony Fauci's government-issued phone dating back to January 2021.
  • The lawmakers argued that these text messages exposed private concerns from Dr. Fauci regarding potential links between COVID-19 vaccine side effects and first-trimester miscarriages.
  • Alongside these text disclosures, the senators revived a previously debunked claim alleging an exceptionally high miscarriage rate following vaccination.
  • Medical experts and subsequent independent fact-checks noted that the senators' accusations omitted crucial context regarding how scientific data on maternal vaccine safety evolved.
  • Extensive public health studies conducted globally have consistently found no established connection between COVID-19 vaccination during pregnancy and an increased risk of miscarriage.
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newstarget.com broke the news on Thursday, August 13, 2026.
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