Tony's Diary Package — page 196

700,000/102,000 800,000/104,000 Kayleigh McEnany coming out at her own orivate press conference saying thsat HC actually benefits patients, particular early patients. POTUS doubling down on his use of HC. Crazy Peter Navarro stops me in the EEOB office where we get our COVID tests and tells me that what I am saying about HC is actually causing many deaths (amazing asshole!!!). It seems that my comments on CNN on Wednesday has really stirred up the White House. They definitiely do not want me out there on the air. Mike Caputo wants to have a "meal" with me to talk. We will wait to see what the RCTs show about HC. The observational studies show no benefit and some significant risk. I asked Andrea Lerner to review literature on HC for me. PRESS: BBC World Service NewsHour; Instagram interview with Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC); LA Times video interview; WYNC Radio with Amy Walter on Larry Kramer; STAT interview with Helen Branswell on vaccines; May 29, 2020 - Global - 5,600,000/354,000; USA - 1,700,000/102,000 Had major confrontation with the people from Moderna, mostly Tal Zaks, aandStephane Bancel who wanted to push backon the collaboration (mostly do their own thing). Moncef, John, Larry and I set them straight. Also Mikael Dolsten and people from Pfizer also wanting part of our resoruces (clinical sitesd) without joining the collaboration. Several conference calls to straighten this out. It is not going to be easy. Had long conversation on "background" with Bob Woodward who is writing a book on the early response to COVID in the USA. I provided him with some history of our response in early January and into February. Will tlak more with him tomorow PRESS: Wall Street Journal interview re: Chinese vaccines for COVID; Canadian Radio re: Larry Kramer; Young Money Radio - Lil Wayne and Dr. Dre; May 31, 2020 - Global - 5,800,000/363,000; USA - 1,800,000/104,000 Sunday - as expected, no shows for me. Also, conditions influenced by widespread riots and disruptions going on in multiple cities in response to a Minneapolis policeman who killed an unarmed black man (George Floyd), which was videotaped by a passerby. This has dominated the news.