July 9, 2022
Tony's Diary Package, pp.968-970 · fauci_diary:entry:00817
Page text: p.968, p.969, p.970 · original PDF
- Date
- 2022-07-09 00:00 (day precision)
- Type
- diary entry · diary
- author
- Anthony S. Fauci
July 9, 2022
People are acting like and hoping that COVID is over, but it is not. There are still
>100,000 cases/day which is likely a gross undercount since many cases (perhaps x5) are
not reported and deaths are stuck at ~300 with hospitalizations increasing:
I had a conversation with Rochelle and Vivek about this today (Saturday) indicating that I
believe we are not doing enough in a proactive way of getting out there with the press and
in other venues talking up how we need to increase mitigations such as reminding people
about the importance of wearing masks as well as pushing to get people vaccinated and
boosted. Also, as I have said in the recent discussion with Dan Diamond of the post in which he
tweeted I would discussion that we need to be more liberal in getting people a fourth shot who
are less than 50 years old but might have some underlying conditions without necessarily being
Some U.S. officials have signaled that more people should
have access to another booster. Anthony S. Fauci, the
government's top-infectious disease expert, said he's
"leaning toward flexibility" for adults younger than 50
who got their last booster many months ago, and whose
immunity is waning.
"Safety doesn't appear to be an issue," Fauci told The
Post, listing other considerations too, like expiring
supply. "We got a lot of doses, if we don't get them into
people soon, they're going to be wasted."
ported cases. Likely
immune compromised. Bottom line is that I am pushing that we be more aggressive. I am
disappointed that I have not been out in the classic media of TV and radio either because the
media are not interested or because the White House is not sending them my way. The same
holds true for Rochelle and Vivek. They are not being out there as much as I believe we all
should be.
Dan Diamond tweet: Officials have been debating, for months,
whether to recommend a 2nd booster, especially because so
many Americans haven't gotten their 1st. But TONY FAUCI
told The Post he's "leaning toward flexibility" for more
younger Americans to get another booster shot.
MPX still increasing in USA and around the world. In USA 790 reported cases. Likely
and undercount.
enerics.
Global.health 9060 confirmed MPX cases in 71 non-endemic countries, 40 suspected
Politico - Story about BARDA contract to company Phlow to make continuous generics.
They did not fulfill their contractual responsibility.
Trump-era federal Covid contract recipient has yet to meet
major deadlines
Two years in, Phlow Corp. has not delivered on high-tech methods to domestically manufacture cheap
generic drugs.
Peter Navarro was likely influential in picking the company that was not even a company
yet when BARDA gave them hundreds of millions of dollars:
"Evidence uncovered by the Select Subcommittee raises questions about whether White House officials,
including Mr. Navarro, exercised inappropriate influence over contract awards for [personal protective
equipment] and medical supplies that should have been handled by career procurement staff," the
letter continued.