False Claims About Miscarriage Risk From Covid-19 Vaccines Are Spreading Online. They Use a Faulty Interpretation of Data
Later studies found no increased miscarriage risk after COVID-19 vaccination, even as Johnson cited a misread 2021 study to back the claim.
- On Monday, U.S. Senator Ron Johnson of Wisconsin revived inaccurate claims that COVID-19 vaccines cause an 82% miscarriage rate, citing a misinterpreted 2021 study and newly released text messages from former health official Dr. Anthony Fauci.
- The 82% figure stems from a flawed 2021 analysis that erroneously excluded 700 third-trimester pregnancies from its denominator; researchers later corrected this error, confirming miscarriage rates fell within the typical 10% to 20% range.
- Research involving over 1 million pregnancies worldwide consistently demonstrates vaccine safety; a 2023 analysis of more than 123,000 pregnancies found no increased miscarriage risk, according to Dr. Krutika Kuppalli, an infectious disease doctor at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center.
- Dr. Brenna Hughes, chair of the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine's Infectious Disease and Emerging Threats Committee, warned that reviving this misinformation risks leaving pregnant women with broader doubts about essential medical interventions.
- The release of Fauci's texts by Johnson and Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky aims to challenge the former health official's pandemic-era leadership, though experts emphasize vaccination benefits significantly outweigh risks like sore arms or fatigue.
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False claims about miscarriage risk from Covid-19 vaccines are spreading online. They use a faulty interpretation of data
Numerous studies have shown that Covid-19 vaccines are safe during pregnancy, but Republican lawmakers and Trump administration officials have recently stirred up false and misleading claims that are now spreading on social media.
No, COVID-19 vaccines don’t increase miscarriage rates
U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, a Wisconsin Republican, has revived a years-old inaccurate theory that COVID-19 vaccines are linked to higher rates of miscarriages. As part of a Senate investigation into former U.S. infectious diseases chief Dr. Anthony Fauci, Johnson pointed to publicly released text messages Fauci exchanged with two of former President Joe Biden’s top health officials. In them, Fauci wrote that some reported vaccine effects “theoretica…
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Ron Johnson Says Fauci’s Sparse iPhone Contact List Raises Questions Over 34,000 COVID-Era Texts
Sen. Ron Johnson says investigators reviewing Anthony Fauci’s COVID-era iPhone found only three saved contacts despite roughly 34,000 text messages, leading him to suspect the ... The post Ron Johnson Says Fauci’s Sparse iPhone Contact List Raises Questions Over 34,000 COVID-Era Texts first appeared on [your]NEWS.
Ron Johnson Hints at Contempt of Congress Charges for Fauci, Urges States to Pursue Criminal Charges
Wednesday on Fox Business Network's "Mornings with Maria," Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) discussed recently released text correspondence from Dr. Anthony Fauci regarding the COVID-19 pandemic and the vaccine's potential impact on pregnant women. The post Ron Johnson Hints at Contempt of Congress Charges for Fauci, Urges States to Pursue Criminal Charges appeared first on Breitbart.
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