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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Fauci was privately informed about questions over COVID-19 vaccines and miscarriages, new texts show
Dr. Anthony Fauci was privately informed in January 2021 that the initial studies on COVID-19 vaccination avoided the first trimester of pregnancy, according to new messages released by Sens. Rand Paul and Ron Johnson.
Sen Johnson releases new Fauci text flagging COVID vaccine concerns during pregnancy
Dr. Anthony Fauci received texts about COVID-19 vaccine safety concerns in pregnancy, including fever and miscarriage risks, according to records unveiled by Sen. Ron Johnson.
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Republicans Revive False Miscarriage Statistic, Twist Fauci's Texts About COVID-19 Shots
Studies have shown no connection between COVID-19 vaccination during pregnancy and increased risk of miscarriage. Despite this, Republican Sens. Rand Paul and Ron Johnson resurrected a long-debunked claim of an astronomical rate of miscarriage after vaccination while also accusing Dr. Anthony Fauci of deceiving the public about the safety of the shots during pregnancy.
MAHA and right-wing media revive debunked claim about the COVID vaccine and miscarriages to attack Dr. Fauci
A press release from two Republican senators containing texts from Dr. Anthony Fauci has revived a bogus claim — based on a flawed interpretation of a 2021 study — that the COVID-19 vaccine caused an 82% miscarriage rate among pregnant people who took it before 20 weeks of gestation. Right-wing media figures, MAHA organizations, and online wellness influencers have latched onto the debunked claim even though the authors followed up on the study …
‘Oh, my God!’ Fox News host aghast by billionaire’s tragic experience during pandemic
A small number of text messages from Dr. Anthony Fauci were released this week by Republican Sens. Rand Paul of Kentucky and Ron Johnson of Wisconsin, including […]
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