Fauci discussed potential risks, benefits of COVID vaccine for pregnant women in 2021 texts released by GOP senators
Newly released text messages from 2021 show Dr. Anthony Fauci and other health officials discussing the risks and benefits of COVID-19 vaccines for pregnant women. The release was facilitated by Republican senators who have been critical of Fauci's pandemic management.
Why it matters
The transparency of public health decision-making and the political scrutiny of government officials remain central themes in post-pandemic discourse.
Two Senate Republicans released a set of early 2021 text messages that show Dr. Anthony Fauci and other federal health officials discussing how to "weigh the potential risks against the benefits" of pregnant women taking COVID-19 vaccines.The 11 text messages that were made public Monday were among more than 34,000 that the Department of Health and Human Services recovered from Fauci's government-issued phone, Republican Sens. Rand Paul of Kentucky and Ron Johnson of Wisconsin said in a statement.
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