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Republicans Revive False Miscarriage Statistic, Twist Fauci’s Texts About COVID-19 Shots

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.