Text messages reportedly sent by Dr. Anthony Fauci during the COVID-19 pandemic were released to the public on Aug. 10, appearing to show that he raised concerns about a potential link between the COVID-19 vaccine and miscarriages as early as January 2021.
The messages were obtained by the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on Aug. 5 and made public at the direction of Sen. Rand Paul, R-KY, whose subcommittee had voted on Aug. 6 to recommend that the Department of Justice hold Fauci in Contempt of Congress. That recommendation followed a July 29 Senate hearing at which Fauci repeatedly invoked his Fifth Amendment rights. The release of the texts adds a new dimension to ongoing congressional scrutiny of Fauci’s conduct during the pandemic, specifically regarding what federal health officials knew — and when — about the vaccine’s safety for pregnant women.
The Text Exchange and What It Shows
In a message dated Jan. 25, 2021, Fauci reportedly 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. Rochelle Walensky, then director of the Centers for Disease Control, responded: “Definitely a good point, esp after dose two.”
Despite that private exchange, Walensky went on to publicly promote COVID-19 vaccination for pregnant women. In September 2021, the CDC issued a statement under her leadership reading: “CDC strongly recommends COVID-19 vaccination either before or during pregnancy because the benefits of vaccination outweigh known or potential risks.” A separate statement attributed to Walensky and cited by CNN in 2021 urged those “pregnant or considering pregnancy to talk with their healthcare provider about the protective benefits of the COVID-19 vaccine.”
Sen. Ron Johnson, R-WI, a member of Paul’s subcommittee, also cited an open letter to the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology written by Dr. James A. Thorp, an OB/GYN and maternal-fetal medicine specialist. In that letter, Thorp wrote: “The authors claimed a miscarriage rate of 12.6%, but the raw data revealed an 82% miscarriage rate in women vaccinated during the first trimester. This is consistent with the 81% miscarriage rate noted in the Pfizer 5.3.6 post-market data.” Thorp added that those figures “mirror the effects of chemical abortion drugs such as RU-486.”
An Unverified Personal Account Surfaces Online
The release of the texts prompted responses across social media, including a detailed post on X from a political commentator who goes by MAZE, with the handle @mazemoore. MAZE described his wife — a nurse who was pregnant during the pandemic — and a fellow nurse and friend who was also pregnant at the same time. When their hospital mandated vaccination for staff, MAZE and his wife chose not to get vaccinated during the pregnancy; his wife used paid time off and shifted to part-time work to avoid the policy before their son was born.
Their friend’s outcome was different. MAZE wrote that the friend, who had been trying to conceive for some time, was near full term when she was vaccinated under workplace pressure. According to his account, she later went to the hospital believing she was in labor, only to be told her baby had died. The child, whom the couple had named Penelope, was delivered stillborn, with a blood clot identified as the cause of death. MAZE noted the story is his personal account and has not been independently verified.
My wife is a nurse. She was pregnant during the pandemic. Her best friend is also nurse and she too was pregnant during the pandemic. She and her husband had been trying for a long time and this was their first.
They were both well into their pregnancies when the hospital that…
— MAZE (@mazemoore) August 10, 2026
With the DOJ now weighing the contempt recommendation against Fauci and additional document releases still underway — including on Aug. 10, the same day Todd Blanche was sworn in as Attorney General — the congressional investigation into pandemic-era decision-making shows no sign of slowing.
