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,530,000/92,000 2d Diane explained the problem of lack of any response to our inquiries. I believe it is now fixed. First, she said that all our correspondences to them should include copies to Lyndee Rose at Lyndee.D.Rose@who.eop.gov . The she connected me with Alissa Farah and with that everything got settled and fixed. I had a long conversation with Alyssa. Her cell phone # is (202) 809-6071. I explained that my two contacts are Courtney and Patty. She admitted that they were holding me back , but she feels that this has gotten out of hand. She was terrific on the phone. We made a deal. New Rules: For all print press like the 3 requests from NY Times, WSJ and STAT regarding the Moderna data, we DO NOT NEED clearance. We can respond on the record and we merely need to let her know what we are doing and keep her in the loop. For podcasts and talks to organizations, i.e. Council on Foreign Relations, we DO NOT NEED clearance. We merely need to inform them as an FYI. For major TV hits, we need clearance, but send directly to Alyssa and Lyndee. She said she will start clearing our TV requests tomorrow depending on what the topic is. She admitted, they definitely should have cleared the requests regarding Moderna. She says that she trusts that I know what I am doing and can handle anything, and will start clearing my TV requests, but said that with certain really sensitive subjects like the bleach issue, they would rather not have me out there. It was a great conversation and I believe that we have now fixed the problem. We can discuss more tomorrow. Thanks, Tony May 20, 2020 - Global - 4,700,000/317,000; USA - 1,530,000/92,000 The Fauci craze continues. Some select examples: Brooklyn Artist Jeremy Penn's Dr. Anthony Fauci Portrait Nets $15K For Charity. Page Six (5/19, Mohr, 1.6M) reports, "Brooklyn artist Jeremy Penn, who has painted Diane von Furstenberg, Kate Moss, John Galliano and Karl Lagerfeld, sold a portrait of" Anthony Fauci for $15,000. Penn "s donating all proceeds from the Fauci piece to charities True Hero Fund and No Kid Hungry."