Newly released text messages from Dr. Anthony Fauci’s government issued phone show a sharp contrast between a private discussion of a theoretical risk and public reassurances offered days later. The former National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases director discussed the possibility of first trimester miscarriage tied to reactions from COVID 19 mRNA vaccines.

Sens. Ron Johnson, R Wis., and Rand Paul, R Ky., released the messages from Fauci’s government phone. The correspondence involved Fauci, then CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky and Dr. Vivek Murthy.

During a Jan. 25, 2021 exchange, the officials discussed fever and other immune reactions that some people experienced after receiving a second mRNA vaccine dose. Fauci raised a possible connection involving pregnancy during the first trimester.

That reaction, Fauci wrote, "theoretically could be associated with miscarriage in the 1st trimester," according to the released messages.

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Walensky responded that it was "definitely a good point, esp after dose two," while Murthy described Fauci’s observation as "a really good point." The messages reflected a theoretical concern at a time when pregnancy data remained limited.

On Feb. 3, 2021, Fauci publicly said that more than 10,000 pregnant women had received COVID 19 vaccines without concerning safety signals being detected, according to a CNBC report published at the time. His comments came during an interview with the Journal of the American Medical Association.

"The FDA … have found, thus far … no red flags about that, about pregnant women," Fauci said during the interview.

Fauci repeated that reassurance one week later during a Feb. 10 White House briefing. He said approximately 20,000 pregnant women had been vaccinated and that officials had observed "no red flags," according to reports at the time from Politico, The Daily Mail and the New York Post.

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"Since the [Emergency Use Authorization] and under the [Emergency Use Authorization], approximately 20,000 pregnant women have been vaccinated with no red flags, as we say, and this is being monitored by the CDC and the FDA," Fauci said.

Those public statements followed Fauci’s private observation that fever and cytokine related reactions after a second vaccine dose theoretically could be associated with miscarriage during the first trimester. However, the messages do not show that officials had identified an increased risk of miscarriage.

Instead, the correspondence shows officials discussing a theoretical concern while available pregnancy data was still limited. The later public comments focused on the absence of concerning safety signals among the pregnant women who had received vaccines.

Months later, Fauci continued emphasizing the lack of adverse safety signals. According to an article published Aug. 30, 2021, by What to Expect, he said "tens and tens and tens of thousands" of pregnant women had been followed after vaccination.

Fauci also said there was "no indication whatsoever" of increased adverse outcomes compared with unvaccinated pregnant women, according to the article. The newly released texts now highlight the contrast between the officials’ private consideration of a theoretical concern and their subsequent public reassurances.

Johnson’s press release argued that the disclosure could carry broader consequences. "The text chain released today could have an immediate impact [on] public health and the principle of informed consent," the release read.