Robert F. Kennedy Jr. accuses Anthony Fauci of concealing lung injury after COVID vaccine
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the U.S. Health Secretary, has charged former CDC director Anthony Fauci with an "inexcusable deception" after Fauci’s pandemic‑era diary revealed he suffered a pulmonary infarction in June 2021, six months after receiving the Moderna COVID‑19 vaccine. Kennedy said Fauci kept the illness hidden from the American public despite using his own vaccination as proof of safety.
More than 1,000 pages of Fauci’s diary were released publicly by Republican Sen. Rand Paul and became a centerpiece of a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing. During the hearing Fauci invoked the Fifth Amendment and declined to answer questions, citing concerns about potential prosecution. The CDC’s guidance lists common vaccine side effects such as pain, fever and fatigue but does not include pulmonary infarction. Health experts note that serious complications are far more likely from COVID‑19 infection than from vaccination, and no definitive evidence links Fauci’s lung injury to the vaccine itself.
Entities: Anthony Fauci · Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) · Moderna · Robert F. Kennedy Jr. · United States Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
Claims
What the coverage asserts, and how well corroborated each claim is across sources.
- [● 2 SOURCES] Robert F. Kennedy Jr. called Fauci’s concealment of the lung injury an “inexcusable deception.” (RFK Jr. statements to Fox News and Senate hearing)
- [○ 1 SOURCE] No conclusive evidence links Fauci’s pulmonary infarction to the Moderna vaccine. (CDC and scientific studies)
- [○ 1 SOURCE] The CDC’s list of common COVID‑19 vaccine side effects does not include pulmonary infarction. (CDC guidance)
- [● 2 SOURCES] Anthony Fauci suffered a pulmonary infarction in June 2021, six months after receiving the Moderna COVID‑19 vaccine. (RFK Jr. cited Fauci’s diary entry)
- [○ 1 SOURCE] The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee held a hearing on the diary, with Fauci invoking the Fifth Amendment. (Senate hearing record)
- [○ 1 SOURCE] More than 1,000 pages of Fauci’s pandemic‑era diary were publicly released and used as a focus of a Senate hearing. (Senator Rand Paul release)
- [○ 1 SOURCE] Health experts say serious complications are more likely from COVID‑19 infection than from vaccination. (Public health experts)
- [○ 1 SOURCE] Robert F. Kennedy Jr. serves as the U.S. Health Secretary. (Article descriptions)