Tony's Diary Package — page 580

Canlirmed Cases (Thou sarc) aM 2oy im) eee New Confirmed COVID-15 Cases in the U.S. Pal Nester I : geen TW irnimiinse=s Sa mun cmmmmnmmnitlilill SEPP RLS TL OES FOES SS OE PP EL Le SFI P SS Se STS HS FS A 2020/2021 Day Oey Mowing Avirage = eed Day Mowing Average Global USA PRESS: NPR - "Morning Edition", Noel King; France24 TV (Arabic language); WJLA TV; New York Times: NYT: Fauci says he thinks that January will get worse, and that the vaccination effort needs more time. January 8, 2021 - Global USA 4111 Deaths!! Record hospitalizations. I have been on the phone with Jeff Zients a few times today. I checked the number for projected requirement of vaccines to fulfill the promise of 100 million doses in arms in 1st 100 days of Biden administration. The number in the Biden slides (Kessler derived) was 275 million doses and 135 million people (getting 2 doses) by end of April. I called Moncef Slaoui and got the actual numbers and they totaled 189 million. I called Jeff and let him know. He checked with Kessler who then checked with Moncef and they figures that the doses that had already been allocated prior but not given yet would make up for the difference. I am concerned that we (Biden team) will not meet the promise. Too many vicissitudes in vaccine production. Perhaps Janssen will bale us out with the 25 million doses in March and 40 million in April (single dose required). Then, Biden team announced that they would not hold back any doses to save for 2nd shot, but will immunize everyone then can with doses they have. This places a lot of faith in the precision of the production/delivery of doses. They may have to pause with 1st doses to catch up with 2nd dose requirement. At 8:00 PM tonight as I was over Rob and Ellen's "open Garage" dining room, Jeff Zients called me again asking for a favor. A Politico reporter is already getting ready to write a story spreading rumors that Biden is upset with his COVID team and Jeff is asking a favor for me to go on "background" and tell the reporter that they are doing a very good job. I told Jeff that I would of course be happy to do this.