Monday, August 17, 2026 · Capitol Hill
BREAKING: NEW FAUCI EMAIL: FDA'S TOP OFFICIAL IN 2021 ENCOURAGED ANTHONY FAUCI AND FRANC...
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Sen. Rand Paul (official) on X: BREAKING: New Fauci email: FDA's top official in 2021 encouraged Anthony Fauci and Francis Collins to leverage their billions in scientific research dollars to study the side effects of the COVID vaccines. In the spring of 2021, Janet Woodcock (who has a pro-Big Pharma reputation) nevertheless recognized that FDA surveillance systems would not be sensitive enough to pick up everything. She said that Pfizer and Moderna were unlikely to support the studies. "If you let a problem fester, then it will come back to bite you later." Fauci steered $5.5 billion in funding that year. No such study was conducted.
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