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on Ebola. Panel in fact it is not insensitive, but is the time-honored way of determining the safety and efficacy of interventions. In addition, after she had left I countered the somewhat snide remark of Mrs. Blackburn who had also made a statement without giving me the opportunity to respond. She said that we were negligent in not getting countermeasures done quickly and that industry can do better than we can. I stated after she left that we have been trying to get partnerships with industry for over 10 years in the development of Ebola vaccines and that only recently were pharmaceutical companies willing to partner with us. All in all it was a very positive Hearing. Nov. 20, 2014 - Did Newsmaker Luncheon talk at the National Press Club on Ebola. Got much play in the printed press. Things still calm regarding Ebola with attention switching from the threat in the USA to background issues like the $6.18 billion request from the POTUS (see above Senate Hearing). Also, some increasing noise from Congressman Tim Murphy (R-PA) regarding his pushing for the leaders of the 3 Ebola hospitals (NIH, Emory, Nebraska) to quarantine for 21 days their staff that took care of Ebola patients and not allow them to see other patient for 21 days. We are all adamantly against this and I have been the vocal one saying that we must stick with the science and the CDC recommendation of stratification of risks to HCWs balanced by the stratification of monitoring and restrictions. Murphy is not happy with me. Had dinner with Danny Hultzen and his father Chris. Discussed the situation with his shoulder injury. He feels good and looks great. I have a strong feeling that if his shoulder holds out, he will make it to the MLB with the Seattle Mariners. Nov. 25, 2014 - Did Webcast for Harvard School of Public Health on Ebola. Panel discussion with Barry Bloom and others. NEJM paper to come out of Thursday (Thanksgiving) reporting on the results of the phase 1 trial of the NIAID/GSK Ebola vaccine (Ledgerwood et al). Embargoed until Wednesday (Nov 26) at 5:00 PM. And so press starting to get excited about it. Thus, did CBS Evening News tape for Friday PM? Also, Medscape Interview. And plenty of embargoed print interviews. As expected, the Brits (Wellcome Trust, Adrian Hill from Oxford) are downplaying the study saying the required dose is too high and the durability is low without a booster. They are amazing. Nov. 26, 2014 - Much press associated with the NEJM paper. Did AP TV, BBC TV, Cox TV, Bloomberg print, Reuters print, BBC radio and then later at night BBC TV again. POTUS comes out with White House statement congratulating "Francis Collins and Tony Fauci and their teams...." On the successful phase 1 trial of an Ebola vaccine and announces that he will visit NIH on Dec. 2 to congratulate the NIH teams and to emphasize the need for the requested $6.18 billion supplemental for Ebola.