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Fauci discussed COVID mRNA vaccine concerns for pregnant women in text chain released by Senate committee

Fox News chief congressional correspondent Chad Pergram has the latest on Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., and Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., releasing texts from Dr. Anthony Fauci's government iPhone on 'America Reports.' Dr. Anthony Fauci privately discussed concerns about COVID-19 mRNA vaccines for pregnant women in January 2021, including questions about fever after a second dose and a theoretical risk of miscarriage during the first trimester, according to newly released text messages obtained from his government-issued cell phone. The exchange involved Fauci, then-Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky and Dr. Vivek Murthy, who would later become former President Joe Biden's surgeon general. Fauci said, because many people experience significant cytokine-related symptoms and fever after a second dose, that reaction "theoreti

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Sen Johnson releases new Fauci text flagging COVID vaccine concerns during pregnancy

Newly obtained text messages from Dr. Anthony Fauci's device reveal private concerns about the safety of the COVID-19 vaccine during pregnancy, according to Sen. Ron Johnson. The documents contradict Fauci's public claims that the vaccine…

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Sen Johnson releases new Fauci text flagging COVID vaccine concerns during pregnancy

Newly obtained text messages from Dr. Anthony Fauci's device reveal private concerns about the safety of the COVID-19 vaccine during pregnancy, according to Sen. Ron Johnson. The documents contradict Fauci's public…

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Fauci discussed COVID mRNA vaccine concerns for pregnant women in text chain released by Senate committee

Fox News chief congressional correspondent Chad Pergram has the latest on Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., and Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., releasing texts from Dr. Anthony Fauci's government iPhone on 'America Reports.' Dr. Anthony…

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