{
  "id": 525434,
  "title": "In texts, Fauci discussed potential risks, benefits of COVID vaccine for pregnant women",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/in-texts-fauci-discussed-potential-risks-benefits-of-covid-vaccine",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-08-11T02:41:48.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CBS News",
    "slug": "cbs-news",
    "url": "https://www.cbsnews.com/news/fauci-texts-covid-vaccine-pregnant-women-gop-rand-paul-ron-johnson/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In early 2021, Dr. Anthony Fauci and federal health officials discussed the potential risks and benefits of pregnant women receiving COVID-19 vaccines through text messages. The 11 messages, among over 34,000 recovered from Fauci's government phone, were released by Republican Senators Rand Paul and Ron Johnson. The conversation began with then-Surgeon General nominee Dr. Vivek Murthy asking about information on pregnant women getting vaccinated. CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky mentioned a V-safe monitoring system for tracking vaccine side effects, including in pregnant women. Fauci stated there was no data or theoretical reason to prefer early or late vaccination, noting that COVID-19 can be serious in pregnancy. He added that more than 10,000 pregnant women had been vaccinated with no issues arising. Seven months later, the CDC recommended COVID-19 vaccination for pregnant women, citing no increased miscarriage risk in studies of over a million pregnant women.",
  "summary": "Two Senate Republicans released a set of 2021 texts that show Dr. Anthony Fauci discussing how to \"weigh the potential risks against the benefits\" of pregnant women taking COVID-19 vaccines.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Newsweek",
        "title": "Fauci Text Reveal: What It Shows About COVID Vaccine Risk to Pregnant Women",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/10/fauci-text-reveal-what-it-shows-about-covid-vaccine-risk-to-pregnant",
        "published": "2026-08-10T23:12:18.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}