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Sens. Paul and Johnson Release Fauci Texts on COVID Vaccine Miscarriage Concerns

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Above: Sen. Rand Paul in Washington, D.C. on July 29. Image credit: Maxine Wallace/The Washington Post/Getty Images

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Fauci privately warned in January 2021 that the second COVID shot's cytokine response could theoretically cause first-trimester miscarriage, then went on TV telling pregnant women theto vaccinesget hadthe zero red flagsvaccine. Sen. Ron Johnson's released texts expose a deliberate gap between what officials knew and what the public was told. PregnantDuring womenthis deservedcrisis, thatFauci informationwas beforenot makingcandid awith decisionthe American withholdingpeople, itand wasn'twe caution,have itto wasget ato betrayalthe bottom of his dishonesty.

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