Dr. Anthony Fauci expressed concerns about miscarriage risks linked to the COVID vaccine in text messages, but assured pregnant women their babies would be fine.
Sens. Ron Johnson (R-WI) and Rand Paul (R-KY) released four pages of text messages related to the vaccine and pregnancy.
Fauci shared his thoughts with then-Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky and Dr. Vivek Murthy, who became President Joe Biden’s surgeon general.
On January 25, 2021, Dr. Murthy asked for guidance regarding pregnant women and potential risks.
At first, Fauci told Murthy, “There are no data or theoretical reason to believe that vaccinating early versus later in pregnancy would be preferred.”
A few hours later, Fauci wrote:
I asked around a bit more and another issue came up that you need to be aware of. Since many people have significant cytokines storm and fever after the 2nd dose, this theoretically could be associated with miscarriage in the 1st trimester.
Dr. Walensky agreed: “Definitely a good point, esp after dose two.”
Murthy acknowledged the risk, too.
Our amazing Leslie Eastman has detailed cytokine storms before in her posts about COVID.
I learned that a cytokine storm occurs when the immune system releases too many cytokines into the bloodstream too quickly.
During a flu infection, a cytokine storm usually occurs in the lungs.
According to the BRI Reproductive Immunology & Endometriosis Surgical Center, abnormal levels of cytokines cause the majority of miscarriages.
So, yes, I can understand why Fauci would be concerned.
However, a day later, Murthy alerted Walensky and Fauci that the WHO was advising pregnant women not to receive the Moderna vaccine due to insufficient data.
Pregnant women could not participate in the vaccine trials, but over 10,000 received it after the Emergency Use Authorization was granted.
Fauci told Murthy that “[N]o issues have arisen.”
“The FDA and the ACIP [Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices] and the ACOG [American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists] are all permissive for pregnant women tov [sp] have a choice,” answered Fauci. “Animal tox studies did not raise any red flags.”
Did…did I miss something?
January 25: “Since many people have significant cytokines storm and fever after the 2nd dose, this theoretically could be associated with miscarriage in the 1st trimester.”
January 26:”[N]o issues have arisen.”
A week later, Fauci said to the public, “[FDA] have found thus far and we have to be careful but thus far no red flags about that, about pregnant women.”
Here’s the thing. Say at that time no data showed a pregnant woman did not experience any risks after taking the vaccine.
Why didn’t Fauci detail the possible risks even if the data didn’t show it?
Personal stories have emerged.
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