Tony's Diary Package — page 735

600,000/580, 100 aletta about dy about being 'a, and Vivek Global USA were trying to do the usual connecting me and NIAID with the emergence of COVID-19 from China. The questions were very accusatory and laden with agenda. This is likely a trend that will continue and could be getting more serious. PRESS: "Clubhouse" with Sanjay Gupta; Politifacts Interview; May 12, 2021 - Global - 159,300,000/3,300,000; USA - 32,600,000/580,100 • I had an interesting conversation today with Tom Frieden About the possibility of South Korea playing an important role in manufacturing doses of the M RNA vaccine for the rest of the world. Tom feels that we cannot depend upon the pharmaceutical companies Moderna and Pfizer to really provide doses of vaccine for the rest of the world at a reasonable price. Tom is going to present this proposition to Jeff Zients tonight. I will follow up with Jeff to make sure that he understands that I am very much in favor of this. • Things are really heating up with the GOP against me: • Republicans propose bill to fire Fauci amid growing discontent with top Biden medical officials • Fauci has been National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases director since 1984 PRESS: Washington Post interview with Yasmeen Abutaleb and Damian Paletta about article about my FOIA'd e-mails; New York Times interview with Jane brody about being 80 years old; MSNBC Town Hall meeting with President Biden, Sec Becerra, and Vivek Murthy; May 13, 2021 - Global USA • My conversation with Rochelle the night before the hearing must have worked. She just called me to tell me that she has made a major change in the CDC recommendations.