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Nov. 20, 2022 Of note, all of the Omicron sublineages that we are currently dealing with are offshoots or sublineages of BA.2 (see below): [Key Spike Mutations:3muts 4muts 5Smuts Rough estimate of weekly ~20% ~60% growth advantage relative to BA.5 BA.2 gee a Be BA.4 --~ BA.4.6 a ae an» 7BF.7 . BA.5 ~BQ.1 mutation By @rquiroga777, based on graph Key; I MAA RSIS I Va SHIRE vax (RAEI Faocx |FaoOK x03 by @dfocosi and Collection 54 by @CorneliusRoemer Had a Sunday evening Zoom call regard the situation of boosts for children 5-6 years and younger (see above). It involved: me, Rochelle, Robbie Goldstein, Peter Marks, Rob Califf, Dawn O'Connell, Vivek Murthy, Larry Tabak, among others. We all agreed that this was a close call and both sides have a good point. The important issues is that this involved only about 5% of the eligible children since the other 95% have not yet received their primary vaccination and those are truly the vulnerable ones if we get a winter surge. At the end of January, 2023, the VRPAC will meet to recommend that going forward all vaccinations (primary series and boosters) will be the BA.4/5 bivalent and so this will be a moot point. The question still remains unsettled as to give the children the best boost now even though it logistically will be difficult for the pediatricians since they will have multiple (11) different products in their offices from Moderna + Pfizer) or wait until we have a uniform boost for everyone at the end of January. No firm decision was made. FDA will try to push the date for VRPAC closer to close the gap. More to come PRESS; Taped a segment with Margaret Brennan - CBS "Face the Nation" for next Sunday - somewhat of an exit interview
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Nov. 21, 2022 Presentation by the Shionogi (Takeki Uehara) Phase 3 data. The drug is an anti-viral similar to Paxlovid. The data were not particularly impressive since the study was done on people with very few symptoms and all the drug did was diminished by 24 to at the most 48 hours the duration of the symptoms. The study was not designed to determine whether or not the drug prevents the need for hospitalization than people with a high risk of severe outcome. All in ic. It was all I was not impressed with the data because they were looking at the wrong population of patients. PRESS:Pocast for LGBTQ+ community with Avi Ravinath; NFID Podcast with Bill Shaffner and Marla Dalton; Interview with "Popular Science"; Sheryl Gay Stolberg (NY Times) came to my house tonight to do an exit interview with photgrapher
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Nov. 22, 2022 I addressed the UK Parliament today on lessons learned from the COVID pandemic. It was followed by a very productive and insightful question period from the members of parliament Lawsuit by officials from Louisiana and Missouri have ruled that several government officials including me, Jen Psaki, Vivek Murthy among others must undergo a deposition since we are charged with trying to influence his social media to suppress the free speech of a number of people including those involved with the Great Barrington Declaration. It is a colossal waste of time since there is absolutely nothing there and the prep for the deposition would be about 8 hours over three days and the deposition itself which I will do tomorrow will be 7 full hours on the clock. This is total harassment. We tried to get the deposition stopped, but a Louisiana judge ordered that we have to do it. Just yesterday another judge overturned the first judge and the beck murthy does not have to be deposed, but I still have to be. ***Extraordinary press briefing in the White House Press Room today. Today was an historic day for me in that the White House comms team led by Karine Jean-Pierre and Kevin Munoz arranged for me to be part of the press briefing from the White House briefing room podium. it turned out to be a celebration of my nearly 40 years getting briefings at the White House. The moving part about it was that both Karine and Kevin were brought to tears when they said goodbye to me after the briefing. In addition, all of the press room personnel wanted selfies with me before I left. In addition, the briefing room was packed with media people who are there to hear the latest update on COVID but they directed most of their questions to me related to my retirement, my legacy, and other things that had direct relation to me. It was a very moving and historic time for me. Fauci to brief reporters for last time before leaving government after 50 years ott Republicans promise to investigate the nation's top infectious disease expert. Fauci bids farewell with a final plea: Get vaccinated B Y K R I S T A M A H R , A D A M C A N C R Y N I 1 1 / 2 2 / 2 0 2 2 0 2 : 1 0 P M E S T Wash Post:
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Nov. 23, 2022 I had my 7 hour (on the clock) deposition by lawyers for the Missouri Vs Biden plaintiffs. It showed up as spectators as the plaintiff's lawyer John Sauer questioned me for seven hours. I had been well prepared for the previous few days by the DoJ lawyers including Adam Kirschner and Josh Gardner as well as Amanda Chuzi Anant Humar, Brian Netter and HHS council Chris Hammond. Although this was supposed to be on the topic of the Biden administration including me interfering with free speech by influencing the social media platforms to not allow opinions differing from our own to be put on social media, very many of the questions were directed at things unrelated to that including the origins of COVID, the Wuhan grant, Peter Daszak, my position on masking, and a variety of other issues that the Congress has been concerned about. I must say I did extraordinarily well and the DOJ lawyers said that that was one of the best performances and the deposition that they have ever seen.
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Nov. 25, 2022 I am receiving so many wonderful warm and affectionate notes from people on the occasion of my stepping down. One among many typical notes came from Beth Cameron of the NSC. Beth texted the following note to me late last night associated with the prior note wishing me a happy Thanksgiving: "Be well. And thank you so very much. I very much hope to continue to learn from you in your future roles, and I also hope you are able to get a little bit of time to rest (though that may not be in your DNA!) All the very best. I stand in awe of not just what you have done but how you have done it and with the humanity with which you have done it." BQ.1 and BQ.1.1 still creeping up. Noe appearance of XBB:
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Nov. 27, 2022 (Sunday) I received a call yesterday from Dori Solcido and a similar call last night from Ashish Jha telling me that Ron Klain was upset mostly at Ashish for indicating in interviews that we could expect a mild winter. Ron was concerned that we should not be in the business of predicting lack of severity of COVID for this winter because if we have a bad winter with COVID then confidence in the government would diminish. Ron has a point there, but I'm not sure exactly what Ashish said. According to Dori, the New York Times made it look like Ashish was saying that we don't need to worry very much over the coming winter. I know as a fact that that is not what he said but he is a bit in the doghouse now with Ron because of that. This just ici on Covid lab goes to show you that no matter what administration you're in there is a great deal of sensitivity about messaging. Sunday shows went very well. Chuck, Margaret and Jonathan were very kind to me. Flurry of activity in the press following my apearances. The Hill (Commenting on my "Face the Nation" appearance): Fauci says 'we need to keep the politics out of' investigating COVID origins The Hill (Commenting on my "Meet the Press" appearance): Fauci pushes back on Pence remarks: 'I don't align myself with anybody' Politico (Commenting on my "Face the Nation" appearance): Fauci on Covid lab leak theory: 'I have a completely open mind' PRESS: NBC "Meet the Press" with Chuck Todd (Exit interview); CBS "Face the Nation" with Margaret Brennan (Extensive Exit Interview); MSNBC "The Sunday Show" with Jonathan Capehart
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Nov. 28, 2022 Met with in 31/7A-18 Ambassador Pamela Hamamoto who is US Negotiator for the Pandemic Accord. We (Cliff, Gray Handley and I) brought up some of the landmines that might arise in such an accord regarding conditions placed on receiving reagents. Also, we brought up the recurring issue of the problem with WHO feeling that they should be directing the research associated with outbreaks - long history here (see Cliff's experience with Anna Maria Restropo. Ebola cases in Uganda stabilizing: EBOLA OUTBREAK UPDATES 27TM NOVEMBER 2022 Contacts listed for follow up Ig THE REPUBLIC OF DARD A MINISTRY OF HEALTH Cumulative z >) Completed 21 Confirmed Cases » Bin) ») Days follow up Active Cases ae Cumulative on Admission Deaths Cumulative Recoveries Report all suspected cases to the nearest health facility immediately. OR send a FREE SMS to Ureport on: 8500 or call toll free on: O800 100066 / 0800 203 033 . A lot of sentimental good- » here Had a Fireside Chat podcast with Mitchell Warren of AVAC. A lot of sentimental goodbyes these days as I prepare to step down. Did a Fireside Chat with Holy Cross students at the Les Aspen Center in DC. They are here as part of a semester long program bringing students to DC to be exposed to government. PRESS: CNN with Jake Tapper
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Nov. 29, 2022 Marty Hirsch and David Hooper from Mass General did a very nice thing and Thanked me via Journal of Infectious Diseases and put my photo on the cover: The Journal al aim infectious mm [Diseases Ta. = ' I Volume 226, Issué 11 1 December 2022 I had an enjoyable "fireside chat" at the White House Jackson St facility in which I had lunch with the White House Fellows. I enjoy this very much and have done this several times over the past few years. They are an outstanding group of about a dozen individuals from various walks of life many of which have served in the military including in the special forces; practicing physicians; lawyers, among others. I enjoy speaking with them because they are the cream of the crop and give me hope for our nation particularly in the context of the incredible divisiveness and disregard for the truth and integrity that we are seeing now in our nation. It is surprising that Breitbart wrote a very sympathetic article about my retirement: Breitbart: Fauci ends 50 years in government marked by response to AIDS, COVID-19 PRESS: PBS podcast with Walter IsaacsonDr. Anthony Fauci has been at the helm of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases since the 1980s, guiding the United States through AIDS, SARS, H1N1, and of course COVID-19. Prior to his retirement, Dr. Fauci joins Walter Isaacson to reflect on a storied career. https://www.pbs.org/video/dr-fauci-his-retirement-universal-covid-19vaccine-3cvqjq/ ; Extensive exit interview at my home with Jen Ashton of ABC and Eric Strauss;