Murthy said he was telling pregnant women there was no "evidence of concerning adverse outcomes in the trials" while acknowledging the number of pregnant women in the COVID vaccine trials were "likely [...] limited." Fauci reminded him that "pregnant women were not allowed" in the trials. He called it "potentially quite damaging to public confidence among pregnant women," and Walensky agreed. Fauci reassured them that "more than 10,000" pregnant women had been vaccinated by that point after emergency use authorization: "No issues have arisen." Restoring public trust after the revelations that public officials were saying different things about COVID in public and private starts with transparency, Murrill said.