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Peggy and then get back ho has been instigating any with infrastructure building, training and procurement of ART's and obviously, Gates could be very helpful here. Ed > -----Original Message----- >From: Fauci, Anthony (NIH/NIAID) >Sent: Friday, October 24, 2003 8:23 PM >To: Tramont, Ed (NIH/NIAID); Johnston, Margaret (Peggy) (NIH/NIAID) >Cc: La Montagne, John (NIH/NIAID); Moore, Marg (NIH/NIAID) >Subject: FW: PAVE - please clarify > >Ed: > This is the e-mail that Rick sent to me and my response to him. >What is going on here? Please touch bases with Peggy and then get back >to me as to what you think is happening here? Who has been instigating >Rick? >Tony > > -----Original Message----- >From: Fauci, Anthony (NIH/NIAID) >Sent: Friday, October 24, 2003 8:20 PM >To: 'Rick Klausner' >Subject: RE: PAVE - please clarify > >Rick: > Two things: 1) I really do not have any idea what you are >talking about, and 2) I am very, very sorry that you are upset and >obviously angry. I cannot figure out what the issue is. I have been >saying and doing nothing more or less than what we have discussed many >times. The PAVE is a partnership of government agencies facilitated by >NIAID. We have been planning this for a long time and it relates only >to clinical trials, particularly phase 3 trials. It was further >instigated by DHHS wanting to have consistency in what we do among >agencies (NIH and CDC). Since the NIAID has developed a strong >relationship with the DoD, they have been brought into this partnership >now consisting of 3 agencies (NIAID/NIH, CDC, and DoD). The purpose >was to create consistency and harmonization in clinical trials >(protocols, laboratory measures, etc.) run by the government so that >the agencies can synergize. Since we (mainly the NIAID) also >collaborate with many other entities, we would offer our partnered >network to any group that wishes to collaborate provided that they >agree to share the common goal of transparency, consistency, and >harmonization. This would have happened whether or not there was an >Enterprise. The "Enterprise" is much bigger in scope than the PAVE, >but the PAVE can certainly be an important part of the Enterprise. You >and I have discussed this several times. When I speak about vaccines I >almost always (with minor variations) talk about: 1) what the Federal >government, particularly NIAID is doing; 2) the need for a new look and >an accelerated effort, i.e. the Enterprise; and 3) the role that the >PAVE may play in the Enterprise. I am attaching one of my typical >talks that goes through this sequence of thoughts. I do not think that >I can be any more clear. I always end with a slide showing the PAVE >being a part of the Global Vaccine Enterprise. If people are confused, >they either are not listening or they do not want to hear. Please take >a look at these slides and see if they do not indicate what I have said >to you several times and above in this e-mail. > Again, I am very sorry that this has upset you. I hope that we >can straighten this out. I would be happy to speak with you at your >convenience. I will be at a meeting in Wye River on Saturday AM and >early afternoon, but I will be either in the office or home for the >rest of the weekend. >Best regards, >Tony >