Tony's Diary Package — page 448

From: Dawsey, Joshua <josh.dawsey@washpost.com> Sent: Thursday, October 29, 2020 11:48 AM To: Fauci, Anthony (NIH/NIAID) [E] <afauci@niaid.nih.gov> Subject: Covid -- WashPost request Hi Dr. Fauci, Josh Dawsey from the Washington Post again. Hope you are well. My colleague Yasmeen Abutaleb and I are working on a story about what the pandemic is likely to look like this fall/winter -- and what the administration should be doing about it. Wonder if you could answer a few questions. 1. Have you briefed the president on the spike in cases in recent weeks, and have you prescribed any course of action that you think is best to contain the virus? If so, what is the action? 2. What are you projecting as far as cases and deaths this fall? 3. In what ways is the country better prepared to handle this wave of cases? In what ways is the country worse prepared to handle this wave of cases? I'd love to get as granular as possible here. 4. Why does the coronavirus task force meet less frequently than it once did? Do you have access to high-level decision makers at the White House as you once did? 5. What did you think of Mark Meadows comment that we can't control the virus? Was that good public health messaging? What about the president's comments that covid is overblown and that coverage of covid -- and the dangers of the disease itself -- will recede after Election Day? 6. Have you warned the White House or the campaign, besides your public comments, about the dangers of these large rallies? 7. Have you spoken to anyone on the Biden transition team about controlling the pandemic, should he win? 8. Do you believe the president is getting good health advice from Dr. Scott Atlas? We are told you have repeatedly disagreed with Atlas. Is that true? If so, why?