Tony's Diary Package, p.999 · fauci_diary:email:00048
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- Date
- 2022-07-29 06:26
- Type
- email · email
- sender
- Robert Califf
- to
- Julia Tierney, Lawrence A. Tabak, Dawn O Connell, Anthony S. Fauci, Rachel Levine, Vivek Murthy, David Kessler, Michael Varrone, Jason Roos
- Topics
- Vaccines
(OS) <Jason.Roos@hhs.gov>; Mahon, Barbara (CDC) <bdm3@cdc.gov>; Goldstein, Robert H (CDC)
<qyd2@cdc.gov>; Berger, Sherri (CDC) <sob8@cdc.gov>; Marks, Peter <Peter.Marks@fda.hhs.gov>;
Marston, Hilary <Hilary.Marston@fda.hhs.gov>
Subject: Re: Confidential - Next Steps on Expanding Eligibility for Additional Booster
Had a good "Ashish session" late last night. He is moving forward, but understands that the
faster than expected timetable for bivalent vaccine is a really good thing. He agreed that its
critical that we reach agreement on the best set of words that capture the common ground
that we want people to get boosted (now 5 RWE studies showing the big effect of even the 4th
shot on reducing death and hospitalization), but with the bivalent imminent lower risk people
have the good option of waiting. For those who get boosted now--they can still get the
bivalent in xx weeks.
From my view the only thing that will be bad for public health out of our options would be for
us to have different messages. All other options are a net positive in terms of reducing death
and severe illness.
rmc