Megyn Kelly Reveals “Secret” Health Battle Linked to COVID-19 Vaccination
Media personality Megyn Kelly has opened up about a long-hidden health issue that she says began after receiving the COVID-19 vaccine, expressing deep regret over her decision to get vaccinated.
In a recent interview shared via her podcast and cited by the Daily Mail, the 54-year-old broadcaster revealed that she continues to test positive for an unspecified autoimmune condition, one that she suspects was triggered by the vaccine and a later COVID infection.
“I just had my annual physical, and it’s still testing positive for autoimmune,” Kelly said. “I really, really regret having gotten the vaccine.”
Kelly, who now runs her own platform MK Media, said she initially received two doses of the Pfizer vaccine and later a booster, following her doctor’s recommendation in 2020. She added that she was living in New York City at the time, where social restrictions made life extremely difficult for the unvaccinated.
“You could get the fake cards, but it was hard. I didn’t know how to do it,” she said, referring to the forged vaccination cards some people used to bypass mandates. “So, I trusted my doctors and I did it.”
Her comments build on a February episode of her show, where she first hinted at the autoimmune diagnosis. According to Kelly, her rheumatologist suggested the condition might have been caused by the combination of three vaccine doses followed by an Omicron infection.
“I said [to the rheumatologist], ‘could it be that I had the third shot – and then within a month of it, got the Omicron version,’” Kelly recalled. “And she said, ‘yes.’”
Kelly described the entire ordeal as “f***ing annoying” and admitted that others have had “worse” experiences. Still, she criticized public health authorities for what she believes was a lack of transparency.
“We were lied to,” she said, pointing to Dr. Anthony Fauci and other officials. “It was not an informed assumption of the risk.”
Her story has reignited conversation on social media, particularly on X (formerly Twitter), where some users praised her candor while others criticized her skepticism.
Emerging research, such as ongoing studies at Yale University, is examining the potential link between COVID-19 vaccinations and a condition called “post-vaccination syndrome” (PVS). Reported symptoms include brain fog, vertigo, insomnia, and exercise intolerance. Some scientists theorize the syndrome could cause autoimmune reactions or tissue damage.
While major health organizations maintain that the COVID-19 vaccines have saved millions of lives during the pandemic, there’s growing scrutiny over how rare side effects—including myocarditis, pericarditis, and Guillain-Barré syndrome—have been communicated to the public.
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg also weighed in earlier this year during an interview with Joe Rogan, recounting how the government pressured social media platforms to take down posts that made light of vaccine injuries, including memes calling for class-action lawsuits.
“They’re like, ‘No, you have to take that down,’” Zuckerberg said. “We said, ‘No, we’re not gonna take down humor and satire. We’re not gonna take down things that are, that are true.’”
Reflecting on her experience, Kelly didn’t mince words: “There’s no question people have been hurt and even killed,” she said. “I, for one, have learned a ton, but remain pissed off about how the whole thing was handled.”