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AUCI(@niaid.nih.gov> 43 PM Dnih.gov> Tony, thanks. I had hoped to stop by your office for a farewell in person today, but events overtook that possibility. (I had meetings all morning and then other distractions up to train time. Besides, you were probably suited up on the Ebola ward!) I expect to see you in NYC very soon; this time I will cook for you (or take you to one of our neighborhood hot spots). Best to you and Chris. You got me through some crises of confidence and intention, even without realizing what you had done and I am now eager for my new life. HV From: <Fauci>, Anthony Fauci <AFAUCI@niaid.nih.gov> Date: Tuesday, March 31, 2015 at 3:43 PM To: Harold Varmus <harold.varmus@nih.gov> Subject: Nice article Harold: I cannot let these waning hours of your final day as an official NIH- ER go by without again bidding you a fond farewell, a farewell from NIH, but not from our friendship. Hope to see you again soon. Best, Tony April 1, 2015 - continues marked improvement. Sitting up in cardiac chair; off full PPE and now on contact isolation only. He walked with help from the hot zone room to the contact isolation room. even played an April Fool's joke on Rick Davey by feigning severe illness when Rick came in the room. claimed that he did not know who Rick was or who Nurse Megan was. Parents delighted. Tom Burton of Wall Street Journal is digging into the story about the conduct of Welcome trust, WHO and Chimerix (brincidofavir). He is a smart reporter and is catching on to the scandalous conduct of these parties. April 2, 2015 - Gave Q and A-type lecture on 7th floor of Humphrey Building hosted by Bill Schultz the General Counsel of HHS. Big crowd of all the OGC people from the department. I told the story (via questions from Bill) about my dealings with multiple administrations. After the session 12:30 PM to 1:30 PM, Sylvia Burwell had asked to see me in her office. She had just come back from the White House. She profusely thanked me and the NIH team for all we are doing with and with the vaccine trials. Apparently Tom Frieden had told her that he did not want to CDC to "move into Guinea" because of the instability. A bit puzzling since the CDC is already there. We still plan to extend the RCT vaccine trial to Guinea.