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June 21, 2021 - Global -178,000,000/3,900,000; USA - 33,400,000/600,000 Did an Instagam live with FGOTUS Doug Emhoff and Dikembe Mutombo to encourage people to get vaccinated. We are putting a full-court press in encouraging people to get vaccinated. Did TIKTOK interviews (rapid fire questions) from 8 young TIKTOK "influencers who amazingly have millions of followers FOX News is blasting me for saying that an attack on md is an attack on science. I am going to go on the offensive against them. To me, it is a badge of honor to be criticized by FOX. Important article in the Post today by Joel Achenbach (see below) PRESS: NY Times by Carl Zimmer and James Gorman: Fight Over Covid's Origins Renews Debate on Risks of Lab Work Excerpt from above NY Times article: {EXT WAR Daily Beast "When questioning Dr. Fauci last month, Senator Paul brought up one of the most cited examples of gain-of-function research, a study of coronaviruses done by Ralph Baric at the University of North Carolina published in Nature Medicine in 2015. Working with data sent from Shi Zhengli, the director of the Wuhan Institute of Virology, Dr. Baric and his colleagues built a new coronavirus from an existing one. All of the work was done in the North Carolina lab, and neither Dr. Zhengli nor members of her lab participated. The so-called chimeric virus that resulted was not more pathogenic than the parental virus, Dr. Baric said. "This work was approved by the N.I.H.., was peer-reviewed, P3CO reviewed and approved," Dr. Baric wrote in an email last month. The work also "involved a very different strain of beta coronavirus than the one that causes Covid-19," he said, and was considered low risk because of the particular strain in question. In the paper, he and his colleagues cautioned others about similar research. "The potential to prepare for and mitigate future outbreaks must be weighed against the risk of creating more dangerous pathogens," they wrote." Peter Hotez writing in the Daily Beast: The Unique Terror of Being a COVID Scientist After Jan. THE NEXT WAR It's no coincidence that one of the first guilty pleas in connection with the Capitol riot was of an anti-vaxxer. a Peter J. Hotez Updated Jun. 21, 2021 4:43AM ET / Published Jun. 21, 2021 3:35AM ET Alex Wong/Getty Being a scientist was not exactly fun during the height of the coronavirus pandemic in America. But somehow, even as cases and deaths are way down in the United States, the attacks on us are worse than ever. Take Anthony Fauci, a punching bag for the far right since the earliest days of the outbreak. The "Fire Fauci Act," a twisted piece of legislation first introduced by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene in April, gained additional Republican support this past week, now reaching at least a dozen House members. That leaders of the GOP would go out of their way to reduce Dr. Fauci's salary to zero and ultimately force his retirement must be examined for what it really is. This is no simple beef with someone who was frequently targeted by the administration and its allies under Donald Trump. It is, instead, a piece of a much larger and systematic anti-science project on the far right, one that is increasingly hard to separate from the Stop the Steal myth powering the right-wing fringe. CNN: 'Let me give you a flash': Hear Dr. Fauci fire back at critics https://cnn.it/35FZOy9 Washington Post % of Total Population Learn more about the distribution of vaccines. Population 2 12 Years of Age % of Population 2 12 Years of Age Population > 18 Years of Age % of Population > 18 Years of Age Population 2 65 Years of Age % of Population > 65 Years of Age Health Scientists battle over the ultimate origin story: Where did the coronavirus come from? By Joel Achenbach
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June 22, 2021 - Global USA ● Had podcast with the Conference of Mayors Vaccinations coming along very well: PRESS: BBCTV with Katty Kay; CNN "The Lead" with Jake Tapper; MSNBC "All In" with Chris Hayes Very good interview on New York Times "Sway" with Cara Swisher: NYT/Sway: Anthony Fauci on the Lab Leak Theory and Emailing Mark Zuckerberg https://nyti.ms/2UfIr4K The Hill: Poll: 61 percent say Fauci has been truthful to the best of his knowledge on COVID19 origins; Hitt 400,000/600,000 NPR Radio - 1A; The New Yorker:
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June 23, 2021 - Global - 179,000,000/3,900,000; USA - 33,400,000/600,000 Did an Instagram with Jennifer Garner on vaccines. She was wonderful as she was last time. We spoke of the vaccination of her 3 children. Cong. Stephen Scalise wants to hold a panel on the originals that would be a "set-up" to attack Francis Collins and me: 2021.06.22 Fauci Invite.pdf Here is the announcement of the "set-up" hearing. We would be crazy to honor it. The Panel 1 are a bunch of wackos: Select Subcommittee Republicans Announce Expert Witness Forum on COVID-19 Origins Forum to be held with expert witnesses on Tuesday, June 29 WASHINGTON--On Tuesday, June 29 at 12:00 p.m. ET, Republican Whip and Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis Ranking Member Steve Scalise (R-La.), House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.), and Select Subcommittee Republican lawmakers will hold a forum with expert witnesses to examine the origins of the coronavirus. For more than a year now, Republicans have repeatedly called on Democrats to investigate the mounting evidence showing the virus originated from the Wuhan Institute of Virology (WIV) lab, but Democrats continue refusing to launch an investigation. "The left-wing media called it a 'fringe conspiracy theory,' Big Tech censored it, activists in white lab coats dismissed it and Democrats ignored it, but there is growing evidence Communist China started the pandemic, covered it up, and is responsible for the deaths of more than 600,000 Americans and millions more worldwide," said Scalise and Comer. "Despite Speaker Pelosi's efforts to create diversions and cover this up, the American people deserve the truth and are demanding accountability, and House Republicans will insist on getting these answers. "The House Democrat majority's refusal to follow the science, listen to the experts, and investigate the origins of COVID-19 is a dereliction of their duty. Next week, Select Subcommittee Republicans will hold a forum with expert witnesses to advance our investigation into the origins of COVID-19," added Scalise and Comer. "The American people deserve to know the truth, even if Washington Democrats refuse to seek it." VID-19 p.m. ET rs Center It was recently reported that three researchers from the Wuhan lab became ill with symptoms consistent with COVID-19 and sought hospital care in November 2019. Additionally, Dr. Fauci's recently released emails from February 2020 reveal that scientists raised the possibility of a lab leak and also expressed concern the virus appeared to be engineered. WHAT: Select Subcommittee expert forum entitled "Led By Science: The COVID-19 Origin Story" WHEN: Tuesday, June 29 at 12:00 p.m. ET WHERE: HVC-215, Capitol Visitors Center WHO: Witness Panel I ● The Honorable Brett P. Giroir, former Assistant Secretary for Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services: Admiral Giroir brings firsthand knowledge about the public health response to the COVID-19 pandemic. As COVID-19 testing czar, he oversaw creating a nationwide testing apparatus from scratch which was made particularly difficult by China's lack of transparency. Admiral Giroir will also discuss the investigatory failures of the World Health Organization and why a U.S.-led origins investigation is vital. ● Dr. David Asher, Senior Fellow, Hudson Institute: Dr. Asher has decades of national security experience and most recently led the U.S. Department of State's COVID-19 origins investigation. His testimony will provide inside information into the origins investigation and the role of the Chinese government's efforts to block a thorough and impartial investigation. ● Dr. Richard Muller, Emeritus Professor of Physics, University of California Berkeley: Dr. Muller is an acclaimed scientist that used his own research to study available data in attempting to determine the origins of COVID-19. He recently penned an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal pointing out there is strong evidence COVID-19 was developed in a laboratory using gain-offunction acceleration. ● Dr. Steven Quay, Founder, Atossa Therapeutics: Dr. Quay is one of a growing number of scientists dedicated to finding the origins of COVID-19. He has conducted his own research using the publicly available viral data and reached conclusions apart from outside influence. He brings significant scientific expertise to this endeavor including over 87 patents and hundreds of published scientific articles. Member Panel available HERE. 400,000/601,000 ● The Honorable Cathy McMorris Rodgers, Member of Congress ● The Honorable Michael McCaul, Member of Congress ● The Honorable Devin Nunes, Member of Congress ● The Honorable Mike Gallagher, Member of Congress Witness Panel II (invited but hasn't yet accepted) ● The Honorable Francis Collins, Director, National Institutes of Health ● Dr. Anthony Fauci, Director, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases ● Dr. David Hassell, Chairman, P3CO WATCH: A livestream will be available HERE. PRESS: WSJ: Dr. Fauci and the Mask Disaster; CBS "This Morning" with Anthony Mason; NBC "Today" with Savannah Guthrie; Month of Action interviews with influencers on TikTok and Instagram (one with Jennifer Garner)
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2021-06-24 00:00
Anthony S. Fauci
June 24, 2021 - Global - 179,000,000/3,900,000; USA - 33,400,000/600,000 I had another terrific day with First Lady Dr. Jill Biden. We flew to Florida from Andrews with all the bells and whistles of motorcades to visit two cities: Osceola County near Orlando and Tampa Bay. We have become somewhat of a good team together in visiting with the sites that were administering the vaccine, mingling with both the people who are being vaccinated as well as the staff who were doing the vaccinating. At each stop both doctor Biden and I made remarks and spoke with the press. Of particular note was the visit to Tampa Bay where we met with Mr. Jeff Vinik, the owner of the Tampa Bay Lightning , the hockey team that would be playing the 7th game of the semifinals for the Stanley Cup finals the following day. They gave both Jill and I our own jerseys with our names on them. We gave our speech on the ice of the arena where the Tampa Bay Lightning plays. I am getting to be quite good friends with Jill and I think that our relationship will strengthen as we continue working together. 400,000/600,000 to
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June 24, 2021 - Had a great day with FLOTUS Dr. Jill Biden - I flew on one of the presidential planes with Dr. Jill Biden, assembling at the White House for the motorcade to Andrews Air Force Base. Brett Rowland came with me. We went to Florida for a two city stop to promote vaccines. The first stop was at Osceola County near Orlando. The next stop was at Tampa Bay where we did a vaccine promotion event right on the ice in the arena that is used by the Tampa Bay Lightning team. Of note, tomorrow the team plays the 7th game of a seven game semifinal before the Stanley Cup finals . They will be playing the New York Islanders. We had a nice conversation with Jeff Vinik and his family. Jeff is the owner of the hockey team and he gave me a team jersey with my name on it as well as a team jersey to Jill with her name on it. It was a very productive day as both Jill and I gave speeches at each of the locations and encourage the workers there and the people lined up to get vaccinated. No doubt Jill and I are now developing a very strong relationship, as we really have developed a comfortable and warm rapport with each other.
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Jun 24, 2021 jul #2021 Figure 1 Vaccination rates in counties that voted for Biden and counties that voted for Trump, April -- July 2021 m= Counties that voted for Biden m Counties that voted for Trump 46.79 July 6 he 35.0% 35.0% May 11 = 28.5% 22.89 April 22 " 20.6% SOURCE: KFF analysis of CDC's COVID-19 Integrated County data. Data are share fully vaccinated. KFF
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June 25, 2021 - Global - 180,000,000/3,900,000; USA - 33,400,000/601,000 I did something this morning that I feel very good about. I went over to the clinical center and participated in the "graduation ceremony" of the people in project search who are a group of handicapped individuals who underwent a training program here at NIH and were then given jobs here. I did selfies with each and every one of them, took a group photo, and gave them a pep talk about why their work is so important. I have such empathy for people who through no fault of their own were dealt a difficult hand in life. As a bit of background, Mayor Bill Di Blasio of New York City had invited me to be the Grand Marshal of the parade of heroes for the 4th of July weekend in New York City . It would be similar to the ticket tape parades that honored returning war generals. The purpose of the parade was to honor health care workers and first responders to the outbreak in New York City period, and since I am a well-known New Yorker, he wanted to make me the Grand Marshall of the parade. I did not think that this would be appropriate since we have not yet controlled the outbreak and since those people (far right radical GOP) who have been attacking me viciously over the last several weeks would probably have a field day if I did that , I decided that I would express my gratitude for the invitation but would decline. On my way in the motorcade between airports in Florida yesterday (Friday) Bill called me up on my cell phone to see what my decision was about the invitation. I explained to him my reason for declining, and thankfully he was extremely gracious and understood . He promised me that he would get another chance to honor me for what I have done for New York City and for the country. Had meeting in my office with Dr. Jeff Lehman, former president of Cornell University and now current American President and Vice Chancellor of NYU in Shanghai. Jeff has been in Shanghai for the last nine years and has considerable insight into the Chinese culture. He asked to visit me to explain to me what his take is on the tension between the United States and China around the Wuhan laboratory and COVID-19. I believe that he got everything about right in that it is extremely unlikely at the Chinese are truly hiding anything substantive. Because of their suspicious and somewhat paranoid nature it is likely that they were in denial about the outbreak in the early months and we're not really trying to hide anything but we're trying with almost wishful thinking that it would go away without anybody knowing about it. However, they did quickly come around identify the virus and make the sequence publicly known. This argues against any attempt to truly hide anything. All of the other stuff is a reflection of their suspicious nature. He also feels that there was no way that they would allow an outside investigative group into their labs anymore then we would allow a Chinese-led international group to come to the Fredrick lab. Jeff believes as I do that the only way to make any headway in all of this is to have a good faith collaboration between Chinese and other international scientists including United States scientists in order to cooperatively try to find the source of the origin of SARS Cov-2. Also, as a result of his in depth understanding of Chinese culture , he feels strongly that the Wuhan lab would not have been used for any deleterious research such as bio warfare. He confirmed the doctor Shi is a highly respected scientist and her reputation would argue against her being involved in anything outside of the realm of science. I expressed to Jeff that I agree with much of what he says , but the environment in the United states is so toxic with regard to China and the delusions of the far right radicals, that it is unlikely that we could come to a collaborative approach with the Chinese to come to a better understanding of the origin of COVID-19. Just got an email now from Ian Lipkin asking if he could arrange a phone call between him, me ,and Nancy Messonnier. I wonder what this is going to be all about ? 400,000/601,000 New Daily Confirmed COVID-19 Cases in the U.S. o un oy 1.3 =] un ozs ews as oe Ens ays Tat) ale Tyr bir ane Tee Pye ie ant THE bE TEIT brit EWE Ot EIT LECT CNET ELJET OEE ETT Trtt SLAT BATT TALE tyoT SLT [TOT BAST fee ozs ETS oe oes ERS ote Lar BYE TV aft aS TEs brs TES bays EVs Ws BS ony oir zie ar pa zee ale 2020/2021 PRESS: WINS Radio NYC 1010; Podcast on Progressive Voices Network - "Before you know it...." with David Bender; important defense of me by "The Times Leader" - https://www.timesleaderonline.com/uncategorized/2021/06/envy-is-the-rights-real-problemwith-dr-fauci/
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June 26, 2021 - Global - USA - 33,400,000/601,000 I had a very interesting evening last night. Christine and I had dinner over the home of Sally Quinn. Other guests were Bob Woodward and Elsa Walsh as well as Rick and Jane Atkinson. We had a lot of inside the Beltway discussions about Bob's books and Rick's books and the experience that I had with Trump during the last year of his presidency. In addition, I had the opportunity to see Quinn Bradlee and who I believe is his wife or girlfriend. Sally was very pleased that I had done a podcast with her son Quinn. Fox News continues to come after me by making false accusations that I have misled congressional committees during questioning under oath. they just do not want to stop harassing me, but that is going to go nowhere.