Newly released messages attributed to Dr. Anthony Fauci have reignited questions about COVID vaccination during pregnancy—after he reportedly wrote that a second dose could theoretically be associated with first-trimester miscarriage. What did the message actually say, what was known at the time, and why do transparency and informed consent still matter?In this episode of Keeping It Real with Jillian Michaels, Jillian is joined by board-certified pediatrician Dr. Joel “Gator” Warsh, author of Between a Shot and a Hard Place, to break down the controversy surrounding Fauci’s reported COVID vaccine pregnancy texts, public-health messaging during the pandemic, and the growing debate over vaccine safety, risk communication, and medical trust.They also examine the Trump-Kennedy administration’s reported action to reshape the federal childhood vaccine schedule—moving from broad, routine recommendations for roughly 17 diseases toward a framework in which 11 vaccines remain routinely recommended and others fall into individualized or shared clinical decision-making categories. The conversation addresses what that could mean for parents, school requirements, state mandates, exemptions, and pediatric care.

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