COVID-19 Records

Anthony S. Fauci

Director, NIAID (1984-2022)

Engagement

Authored2,368
Substantive (25+ words)2,148
Threads posted in52
Distinct active days2,077
Words authored565,721
Received (incl. group broadcast)213

Received counts include every message sent to a channel this person belonged to. That measures presence, not participation.

Statements

  • 1,145 own voice
  • 143 need context
  • 730 quoted / not their view

2,018 sentences were extracted and attributed to this person. Most are not their own opinion. Reporting the total as “2,018 statements” would misrepresent them.

Correspondents

PersonMediumMsgsSpan
Francis S. Collins email 131 2010-02-11 – 2022-09-27
Lawrence A. Tabak email 43 2018-05-25 – 2022-07-29
Patricia Conrad email 37 2009-12-16 – 2022-03-23
Gretchen Wood email 23 2013-11-01 – 2013-11-30
Holli Beckerman Jaffe email 17 2021-01-30 – 2021-03-04
Gregory K. Folkers email 15 2009-12-16 – 2021-08-23
Michael Kurilla email 13 2009-12-16 – 2014-10-16
Bill Gates email 11 2020-04-22 – 2022-01-08
M.D Barton Haynes email 11 2018-10-10 – 2020-11-15
Richard Klausner email 11 2003-10-24 – 2003-10-25
John J email 10 2018-05-25 – 2018-05-25
John Mascola email 10 2013-11-30 – 2021-03-01
Martin S email 10 2018-05-25 – 2018-05-25
Barney Graham email 8 2018-05-28 – 2018-05-28
David Kessler email 7 2021-07-12 – 2022-08-01
George Korch email 7 2010-01-18 – 2010-01-30
Melinda Haskins email 7 2018-05-28 – 2018-05-28
Robert Eiss email 7 2018-05-25 – 2021-12-09
Trevor Mundel email 7 2020-03-31 – 2021-07-26
Kimberly Barasch email 6 2021-03-04 – 2021-08-23
Carole Heilman email 5 2002-07-16 – 2010-04-10
Charlotte Halle email 5 2021-01-31 – 2021-04-13
Ed Tramont email 5 2003-10-24 – 2003-10-25
Heidi E Avery email 5 2010-02-11 – 2010-02-11
Hugh Auchincloss email 5 2010-04-10 – 2021-08-23

Topics

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Statement record

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2001-04-11 needs context speaker_own · asserts · diary entry
We will solicit letters of intent from governments and non-governmental organizations (NGOs), especially faith-based groups, that describe plans to implement one of more of our core models in local areas. ?

Diary Prequel Package, p.4 · original PDF · in context

2001-04-11 needs context speaker_own · asserts · diary entry
Financial incentives are needed to develop new medications.

Diary Prequel Package, p.4 · original PDF · in context

2001-04-11 needs context uncertain · asserts · diary entry
Others might want help with such programs plus training for physicians, lab workers, nurses, community health volunteers, and pharmacists.

Diary Prequel Package, p.4 · original PDF · in context

2001-04-11 needs context speaker_own · asserts · diary entry
Financial incentives are needed to develop new medications.

Diary Prequel Package, p.11 · original PDF · in context

2001-04-11 needs context uncertain · asserts · diary entry
Others might want help with such programs plus training for physicians, lab workers, nurses, community health volunteers, and pharmacists.

Diary Prequel Package, p.11 · original PDF · in context

2001-04-13 needs context uncertain · questions · diary entry
How in the world can ANY humanitarian, medical or UN agency POSSIBLY justify distributing vaccines in countries with greater than 5% HIV rates without attaching enough autodestruct syringes to ensure that EVERY SINGLE CHILD receives a sterile injection?

Diary Prequel Package, p.18 · original PDF · in context

2001-04-13 needs context speaker_own · questions · diary entry
Many believe it has little to do with prevention programs or drug access, and everything to do with male/female power balance issues and female access to the cash economy.) Jon Mann for ages had a mantra: if a prevention effort works, why? and why isn't it immediately replicated elsewhere? - Why were all the questions raised in opposition to phase 3 vaccine trials not raised for largescale HAART?

Diary Prequel Package, p.18 · original PDF · in context

2001-04-13 needs context speaker_own · questions · diary entry
Remember when NIAID decided to can Phase 3 vaccine studies?

Diary Prequel Package, p.18 · original PDF · in context

2001-05-18 needs context speaker_own · asserts · diary entry
May 18, 2001 -- Had important meeting with Adel Mahmoud in my Conference room regarding future collaborations with Merck on an HIV Vaccine.

Diary Prequel Package, p.29 · original PDF · in context

2001-09-11 needs context uncertain · asserts · diary entry
As you probably know from the News, the FBI now knows that there are several cells of terrorists still in the USA with plans to execute terrorist attacks, and Washington, D.C. is the prime target.

Diary Prequel Package, p.33 · original PDF · in context

2001-10-30 needs context uncertain · asserts · diary entry
For some reason, the CIA and the FBI are not making public (probably for forensic reasons in tracking the perpetrators) the true nature of the threat.

Diary Prequel Package, p.37 · original PDF · in context

2001-11-13 needs context speaker_own · asserts · diary entry
Also at the table was CIA Director George Tenet and Sen.

Diary Prequel Package, p.38 · original PDF · in context

2002-06-13 needs context speaker_own · asserts · diary entry
Have been working very hard with Terrell Halaska and Mark Dybul in getting the Pres. speech written and his talking points arranged for the announcement.

Diary Prequel Package, p.47 · original PDF · in context

2002-07-21 needs context speaker_own · asserts · diary entry
Cheney is pushing for a much wider vaccine plan.

Diary Prequel Package, p.50 · original PDF · in context

2002-10-04 needs context uncertain · asserts · diary entry
Oct. 4, 2002 - Engaged with Julie Gerberding, Jerry Hauer, Kevin Keane in a briefing of State and local Public Health officials on the likely roll out plan of smallpox vaccination in3 stages (500,000 smallpox response teams and emergency personnel, then 10,000,000 health care workers, primary care people, police and fireman, etc. followed by making vaccine available to general public after the Acambis product is licensed in early 2004.

Diary Prequel Package, p.57 · original PDF · in context

2002-12-18 needs context speaker_own · asserts · diary entry
We had to discuss the vaccine research plan.

Diary Prequel Package, p.66 · original PDF · in context

2003-03-13 needs context speaker_own · asserts · diary entry
Host was Bono who is in town to receive an award on St.

Diary Prequel Package, p.73 · original PDF · in context

2003-05-03 needs context speaker_own · questions · diary entry
It was a wonderful time with incredible entertainment including Patti Austen, Ray Charles, Aretha Franklin, and Chuck Berry who drove the house down. article on me in The Financial Times with full ally syndicated Parade Magazine of The x the May 3 to 13, 2003 - Spending almost full time working with White House on trying to shape the BioShield Legislation with the Senate and House.

Diary Prequel Package, p.76 · original PDF · in context

2003-10-24 needs context speaker_own · asserts · email
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.

Gates Package, p.265 · original PDF · in context

2003-12-16 needs context speaker_own · asserts · diary entry
They were all very appreciative of the books that I sent.

Diary Prequel Package, p.89 · original PDF · in context

2004-07-09 needs context speaker_own · asserts · diary entry
Purpose was to plan the Fall meeting of the G-8 Vaccine Enterprise as promised by the POTUS.

Diary Prequel Package, p.101 · original PDF · in context

2005-12-06 needs context uncertain · reports · diary entry
The article was very likely (almost certainly) instigated by the lobbyists from BioPort (AVA anthrax vaccine) and from Hollis Eden (countermeasures for rad/nuc) who want contract money and did not get it.

Diary Prequel Package, p.139 · original PDF · in context

2006-10-21 needs context speaker_own · asserts · diary entry
Major awardee tonight was Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito.

Diary Prequel Package, p.146 · original PDF · in context

2006-11-28 needs context speaker_own · asserts · diary entry
It was an unusual gathering of Iranian scientists meeting with various US officials, particularly in the Dept. of State and HHS.

Diary Prequel Package, p.147 · original PDF · in context

2007-07-10 needs context uncertain · asserts · diary entry
Since I was not allowed to take the honorarium this year of any more, this might be my last time doing this.

Diary Prequel Package, p.158 · original PDF · in context

2008-01-28 needs context speaker_own · asserts · diary entry
My TB vaccine initiative ($40 million) is in.

Diary Prequel Package, p.168 · original PDF · in context

2008-01-28 needs context uncertain · asserts · diary entry
Malaria vaccine and drug discovery is likely out.

Diary Prequel Package, p.168 · original PDF · in context

2008-02-14 needs context uncertain · instructs · diary entry
We should actually probably tilt the balance more towards discovery rather than development of vaccine candidates since we still have no idea what a protective immune response is or even how or if we can elicit it.

Diary Prequel Package, p.169 · original PDF · in context

2008-07-03 needs context speaker_own · questions · diary entry
July 3, 2008 - Gave lecture at the Ideas Festival at Aspen, CO on HIV/AIDS in 2025: Will we have a vaccine and a cure by then?".

Diary Prequel Package, p.178 · original PDF · in context

2008-11-25 needs context uncertain · asserts · diary entry
I was frank and honest with him saying that I wanted to remain as NIAID Director, but I want to be part of the Obama team and perhaps we could work out something informal (without title) or more formal (?Special Assistant or Special Advisor to the POTUS) for issues on Global AIDS, Emerging infections, and Biodefense.

Diary Prequel Package, p.188 · original PDF · in context

2009-01-24 needs context speaker_own · asserts · diary entry
Have been going to these black tie Award Galas for a few years.

Diary Prequel Package, p.194 · original PDF · in context

2009-03-14 needs context speaker_own · asserts · diary entry
What a special friend you are and he was.

Diary Prequel Package, p.200 · original PDF · in context

2009-11-04 needs context speaker_own · asserts · diary entry
I came out looking good, but it was a intense hearing.

Diary Prequel Package, p.221 · original PDF · in context

2009-12-30 needs context speaker_own · asserts · diary entry
She is former CIA and Counter Terrorist Unit Chief.

Diary Prequel Package, p.225 · original PDF · in context

2010-01-12 needs context uncertain · asserts · diary entry
Interesting issue might arise about the companies no longer wanting to respond to crises since they make a lot of vaccine an then countries cancel the orders.

Diary Prequel Package, p.225 · original PDF · in context

2011-10-25 needs context uncertain · asserts · diary entry
Hillery (HRC) heard from Eric that Bill Gates is probably the only person in the world who felt this way and that is exactly what I told Cheryl (see my breakfast with Bill Gates above).

Diary Prequel Package, p.257 · original PDF · in context

2011-11-21 needs context uncertain · asserts · diary entry
Also, if it does become transmissible by point mutations followed by passaging in ferrets (the experimental methodology), then what is the signature of it so that health officials in the field could do better surveillance and also design better diagnostics, therapies and possibly vaccine.

Diary Prequel Package, p.263 · original PDF · in context

2012-02-23 needs context speaker_own · asserts · diary entry
All the GHC fellows were so happy to meet me since they had been hearing about me for years and now were meeting me.

Diary Prequel Package, p.278 · original PDF · in context

2012-03-20 needs context speaker_own · asserts · diary entry
It was a disgrace that the Hearing was only NCATS.

Diary Prequel Package, p.280 · original PDF · in context

2012-09-08 needs context speaker_own · asserts · diary entry
We have a major meeting coming up in December, 2012 to discuss the moratorium on H5N1 research.

Diary Prequel Package, p.294 · original PDF · in context

2012-10-26 needs context speaker_own · asserts · diary entry
Mark Dybul was given the Timothy Healy Award.

Diary Prequel Package, p.297 · original PDF · in context

2012-11-27 needs context speaker_own · asserts · diary entry
He was very appreciative of my presentation.

Diary Prequel Package, p.298 · original PDF · in context

2012-12-15 needs context speaker_own · asserts · diary entry
Buzzie was formally the Executive Director of the CIA.

Diary Prequel Package, p.301 · original PDF · in context

2013-05-01 needs context speaker_own · asserts · diary entry
Other awardees besides Nelson were USAF Lt.

Diary Prequel Package, p.311 · original PDF · in context

2013-09-19 needs context uncertain · asserts · diary entry
Big question is that there are ongoing plans to use other vectors (Ad26, among others) in future HIV vaccine trials as well as in non-HIV vaccine trials (malaria, TB, etc.) in populations that might be at risk for HIV.

Diary Prequel Package, p.323 · original PDF · in context

2013-09-19 needs context uncertain · asserts · diary entry
Seems to me that any vaccine that activates cells that might migrate to the mucosal surface can have an enhancing effect that is seen if the vaccine is not efficacious.

Diary Prequel Package, p.323 · original PDF · in context

2013-11-20 needs context speaker_own · asserts · diary entry
Sitting at my table was former CIA director and FBI Dir.

Diary Prequel Package, p.329 · original PDF · in context

2013-12-05 needs context speaker_own · asserts · diary entry
Was Group B for which we do not have an FDA approved vaccine for in the USA.

Diary Prequel Package, p.332 · original PDF · in context

2014-01-10 needs context speaker_own · asserts · diary entry
There were many perks associated with the trip.

Diary Prequel Package, p.333 · original PDF · in context

2014-02-25 needs context uncertain · asserts · diary entry
Someday, I might even be able to take the honorarium 

Diary Prequel Package, p.337 · original PDF · in context

2014-03-27 needs context speaker_own · asserts · diary entry
She has already had her hearing and did very well.

Diary Prequel Package, p.340 · original PDF · in context

2014-08-11 needs context speaker_own · asserts · diary entry
However, this is a vaccine to be given to a healthy person.

Diary Prequel Package, p.355 · original PDF · in context

2014-08-12 needs context speaker_own · asserts · diary entry
The Canadians also have 2 VSV Ebola vaccines.

Diary Prequel Package, p.356 · original PDF · in context

2014-08-16 needs context uncertain · reports · diary entry
Tom Frieden and I are working out how we can reconcile the issue discussed above about the balance of open access of vaccine following phase 1 versus the need to know by RCT whether the vaccine actually works and whether it might actually do harm, as per the Ad5 HIV vaccine enhancement of HIV acquisition in a former clinical trial a couple of years ago.

Diary Prequel Package, p.357 · original PDF · in context

2014-08-30 needs context uncertain · asserts · diary entry
Trying to get him to appreciate that giving VSV Ebola vaccine as post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) is risky due to the induction of cytokines by the live VSV, which might actually enhance the acquisition upon exposure since cytokine dysregulation plays a negative and potentially positive role in Ebola virus disease.

Diary Prequel Package, p.360 · original PDF · in context

2014-09-19 needs context uncertain · asserts · diary entry
The difficulty here is that we might in fact truly need an effective vaccine if the epidemic continues to expand and reaches the CDC projected model of 500,000 cases within the next several months.

Diary Prequel Package, p.371 · original PDF · in context

2014-09-19 needs context uncertain · questions · diary entry
It is going to be a difficult struggle to reconcile the emotional need of many people (in some respects including Tom Frieden) to distribute vaccine at the same time that we are not sure if it actually works or even paradoxically causes harm.

Diary Prequel Package, p.371 · original PDF · in context

2014-09-19 needs context uncertain · instructs · diary entry
I will continue to pursue discussions of clinical trial designs that might be able to get us where we need to be, i.e. proving efficacy at the same time as making vaccine available as quickly as possible.

Diary Prequel Package, p.371 · original PDF · in context

2014-10-06 needs context uncertain · instructs · diary entry
Press appearances today: CNN New Day; Fox and Friends (Elizabeth Hasselbeck); Diane Rehm Show; MSNBC; PBS The NewsHour (Jeff Green) Seems that we (Cliff and I) have won the battle to convince people that we need to do an RCT for an Ebola Vaccine.

Diary Prequel Package, p.377 · original PDF · in context

2014-10-23 needs context uncertain · asserts · diary entry
He completely does not get the fact that if we widely distribute a vaccine to a black African country we run the risk of never knowing if it works and possibly having a paradoxical harmful effect similar to what we saw in the STEP trial of an HIV vaccine where the trial looked good in phase 1 following good animal data and when we went into a double-blind, placebo-controlled trial, we found out that the people who received the vaccine had a 41% greater chance of getting infected with HIV.

Diary Prequel Package, p.389 · original PDF · in context

2014-10-23 needs context speaker_own · reports · diary entry
WHO, who was been wrong on almost everything they have done with this epidemic, is arguing that we really should distribute the vaccine according to how they want to do it.

Diary Prequel Package, p.389 · original PDF · in context

2014-11-05 needs context speaker_own · asserts · diary entry
We will dwefend this at Hearing on Nov. 12.

Diary Prequel Package, p.411 · original PDF · in context

2014-11-19 needs context speaker_own · asserts · diary entry
All in all it was a very positive Hearing.

Diary Prequel Package, p.412 · original PDF · in context

2014-12-03 needs context uncertain · denies · diary entry
He was OK with just direct, active monitoring of the NIH, Emory and Nebraska HCWs, but he felt that since the other 32 hospitals were less trained and so would likely have a greater chance of getting infected, then they should be quarantined since (as a former Clinical Psychologist) he feels that people deny sxs and so he does not trust them.

Diary Prequel Package, p.415 · original PDF · in context

2015-02-27 needs context speaker_own · asserts · diary entry
Has good conversation about our efforts in Liberia, particularly the vaccine trial and the ZMapp trial that was announced today in Liberia.

Diary Prequel Package, p.429 · original PDF · in context

2015-03-06 needs context uncertain · asserts · diary entry
Cliff Lane in Liberia (also Sierra Leone) now for the 7th time in a few months trying now to expand the RCT vaccine trial to Guinea and also expand the therapeutic trials with ZMapp to Sierra Leone and possibly Guinea since there are virtually no patients in Liberia.

Diary Prequel Package, p.430 · original PDF · in context

2015-06-16 needs context speaker_own · questions · diary entry
They are a wonderful organization when it comes to taking care of patients; however, we have had some difficult experiences with their inability to really appreciate the importance of the scientific method when doing research.

Diary Prequel Package, p.458 · original PDF · in context

2015-07-08 needs context speaker_own · asserts · diary entry
The vaccine is the VSV from New Link/Merck.

Diary Prequel Package, p.464 · original PDF · in context

2018-10-14 needs context speaker_own · questions · email
Fcthur beitchell, 7th Heinz fwards recipient for Ats and Humantities, dies at 84 ABOUT JOHN HEINZ THE AWARDS RECIPIENTS CATEGORIES WHO WE ARE to nominate go 2?

Fauci Awards Package (Redacted), p.4 · original PDF · in context

2020-01-04 needs context speaker_own · asserts · diary entry
We are hearing the obvious conflicting opinions of the benefit or harm of travel restrictions.

Tony's Diary Package, p.16 · original PDF · in context

2020-01-26 needs context speaker_own · questions · diary entry
Group was: Sharon Balter (LA), Jeff Duchin (Seattle), Jennifer Avegno (NOLA), Allison Arwady (Chicago), La Quandra Nesbitt (DC), Marci Layton (NYC) PRESS: FOX America's Newsroom with Dana Perino and Bill Hemmer; NBC TV Special with Richard Engel; fue ---- THE WASHINGTON POS?

Tony's Diary Package, p.605 · original PDF · in context

2020-02-19 needs context uncertain · asserts · diary entry
He is concerned that the virus in other countries that cannot be so draconian in control we might see a resurgence of the virus that is being artificially controlled in China.

Tony's Diary Package, p.27 · original PDF · in context

2020-03-04 needs context speaker_own · asserts · diary entry
I wanted to have them do social distancing.

Tony's Diary Package, p.36 · original PDF · in context

2020-03-07 needs context uncertain · asserts · diary entry
I speak with Sean Conley, Physician to POTUS, and tell him that Meadows needs to be isolated at home now; he needs to be tested now; if negative, then OK, but still isolate 14 days' if positive, we have a real problem sine he has made contact with many public Figures, possibly the POTUS already.

Tony's Diary Package, p.38 · original PDF · in context

2020-04-18 needs context uncertain · instructs · diary entry
Let's all take a deep, socially distanced breath and choose to resist complimenting the person who very possibly stands between 328 million Americans and complete disaster by granting him an accolade he would share with Chris Hemsworth (no offense, man).

Tony's Diary Package, p.123 · original PDF · in context

2020-04-18 needs context speaker_own · questions · diary entry
E-mail from Holy Cross: My Fellow Classics Major, I'm sure you've already received numerous emails about Holy Cross's Giving Day today -- BUT have you received one especially for you as a Classics Major?

Tony's Diary Package, p.123 · original PDF · in context

2020-06-03 needs context uncertain · asserts · diary entry
The POTUS called my cell and screamed at me because I had mentioned to the Press (likely on a Howard Bauchner podcast or a Politico interview that the duration of immunity for common coronaviruses was 6 months to 1 year and that although we do not know the duration of vaccine immunity, it is possible that we may have to use additional boosts.

Tony's Diary Package, p.198 · original PDF · in context

2020-07-13 needs context speaker_own · questions · diary entry
Ginny McGonigle @qmcgonigle » 20h v Replying to @JoeBiden You mean this Or Fauci who was with Obama in 2015 in the WuHan lab where they paid the lab 3.7 million for a 'bat' project?

Tony's Diary Package, p.246 · original PDF · in context

2020-07-26 needs context uncertain · asserts · diary entry
Larry acting out since he is angry that Moderna and perhaps AstraZeneca are going with CROs instead of the COVPN sites.

Tony's Diary Package, p.263 · original PDF · in context

2020-07-27 needs context uncertain · asserts · diary entry
He accepted that the vaccine might not be ready before the election, but he was not happy about it.

Tony's Diary Package, p.263 · original PDF · in context

2020-11-13 needs context uncertain · asserts · diary entry
Moderna will be doing the initial examination of data within days and likely will have comparable efficacy data to Pfizer.

Tony's Diary Package, p.472 · original PDF · in context

2020-12-18 needs context uncertain · asserts · diary entry
Likely start vaccinating within a few days (likely Monday, 21 December) Just found out that NIH will finally get doses of vaccine from Moderna (see above) which means I will likely get vaccinated on Tuesday, 22 December.

Tony's Diary Package, p.540 · original PDF · in context

2020-12-20 needs context uncertain · denies · diary entry
Probably an overreaction since there is no evidence that the strain is more virulent or that it escapes vaccineinduced immunity.

Tony's Diary Package, p.542 · original PDF · in context

2021-01-09 needs context uncertain · asserts · diary entry
It looks like the vaccine might be compromised.

Tony's Diary Package, p.581 · original PDF · in context

2021-01-30 needs context speaker_own · asserts · email
I told them that I will accept the award.

Fauci Awards Package (Redacted), p.20 · original PDF · in context

2021-01-30 needs context speaker_own · asserts · email
I told them that I will accept the award.

Fauci Awards Package (Redacted), p.18 · original PDF · in context

2021-02-01 needs context speaker_own · asserts · diary entry
Got call tonight from Mayor Bill Di Blasio very concerned that the supply of vaccine for NYC is no where near meeting demand.

Tony's Diary Package, p.610 · original PDF · in context

2021-02-18 needs context uncertain · asserts · diary entry
I briefed him on pediatric vaccine trials and mentioned that we likely will have high school children (13-17 yo) vaccinated by mid-Fall, but it would take until Q1 of 2022 to get the trials done and approval for elementary school children (6 to 12 yo).

Tony's Diary Package, p.626 · original PDF · in context

2021-02-22 needs context uncertain · asserts · diary entry
Even though they are less effective against the B1.531 (RSA) isolate they still likely will protect against hospitalization and death - the J & J definitely does (tested in RSA) and we can extrapolate that the mRNA (not yet tested in RSA) also does.

Tony's Diary Package, p.628 · original PDF · in context

2021-02-23 needs context speaker_own · asserts · diary entry
She wanted to know if it was OK to get the mRNA vaccine.

Tony's Diary Package, p.630 · original PDF · in context

2021-03-06 needs context speaker_own · questions · diary entry
Africa placebo arm) (96% B1.351) 100% (15 in placebo I 70% overall: = all hospitalized: 0 76% 1 dase: 5. in vaccine) Africa trial halted for mild 100% (but only 1 96%; 89% B11? severe in placebo; 0 I UK; 60% 54 in vaccine) (94% B.1.351) 100% (20 in placebo; I 91.6% 0 vaccine) 82% (tz needed) 50.7% across GOP at the local level are trying to pass laws that suppress minority voters such as saying that you cannot give food to people who are waiting in line for hours to vote.

Tony's Diary Package, p.644 · original PDF · in context

2021-03-18 needs context speaker_own · asserts · diary entry
Rand Paul who insisted that masks were pure theater.

Tony's Diary Package, p.655 · original PDF · in context

2021-03-24 needs context speaker_own · asserts · diary entry
He wants to see if I have a relationship with Moderna.

Tony's Diary Package, p.664 · original PDF · in context

2021-03-24 needs context uncertain · asserts · diary entry
Tom is going to send me some talking points that I might bring to Jeff Zients so that I do not go rogue on this without letting the administration know. 2) Tom is quite concerned that there is no decision yet on the commissioner of the Food and Drug administration.

Tony's Diary Package, p.664 · original PDF · in context

2021-03-30 needs context uncertain · asserts · diary entry
This is how all the prior surges occurred - due to vaccination level the fatalities maybe be less and the risk to the health system maybe less but the potential for significant increases in morbidity and long term impact of COVID 19 will be most evident in these age groups.

Tony's Diary Package, p.674 · original PDF · in context

2021-04-14 needs context uncertain · asserts · diary entry
We had a conversation this morning among Francis Collins , myself , John Mascola, and Mark Rohrbaugh concerning any leverage that we might have over Moderna to pressure them in sharing the expertise of their technology with developing countries particularly in southern Africa.

Tony's Diary Package, p.691 · original PDF · in context

2021-04-20 needs context uncertain · asserts · diary entry
It appears that a few of the far right grantees of NIAID are joining with the radical right wing people in the public as well as people in the Congress such as congressman Jim Jordan and Senator Rand Paul to try and connect me with the virus from WUHAN.

Tony's Diary Package, p.695 · original PDF · in context

2021-04-21 needs context uncertain · asserts · diary entry
In addition, the J&J vaccine that appears to do well against the South African variant will not be ready for at least several months and there is a window of opportunity to do a clinical trial with a delayed placebo crossover on 14,000 people.

Tony's Diary Package, p.696 · original PDF · in context

2021-04-21 needs context speaker_own · asserts · diary entry
This year has been tough, but I got the vaccine.

Tony's Diary Package, p.696 · original PDF · in context

2021-04-25 needs context speaker_own · questions · diary entry
Total number of vaccine breakthrough infections reported to CDC Females People aged =60 years Asymptomiatic infections Hospitalizations* Deaths? 7,157 4,580 (64%) 3,265 (46%) 2,078 (31%) 498 (7%) 88 (196) *167 (34%) of the 498 hospitalizations were reported as asymptomatic or not related to COVID-19. +11 (13%) of the 88 fatal cases were reported as asymptomatic or not related to COVID-19.

Tony's Diary Package, p.703 · original PDF · in context

2021-04-28 needs context uncertain · asserts · diary entry
In fact, Pfizer can likely produce 3 billion doses by the end of this year and even more next year .

Tony's Diary Package, p.710 · original PDF · in context

2021-06-04 needs context uncertain · asserts · diary entry
She was accompanied by what was probably the senior male CIA person and another young woman.

Tony's Diary Package, p.763 · original PDF · in context

2021-07-14 needs context uncertain · asserts · diary entry
I would likely get attacked by Senators Rand Paul , Marshall, Kennedy come on and Rubio among others.

Tony's Diary Package, p.809 · original PDF · in context

2021-07-21 needs context uncertain · asserts · diary entry
It seems that several of the GOP who were originally against vaccines are now realizing that they are on the wrong side of history.

Tony's Diary Package, p.817 · original PDF · in context

2021-08-02 needs context uncertain · asserts · diary entry
He also asked about booster shots and I explained to him that boosters for the immunocompromised would likely come very soon and that it would probably take a couple of months before there was enough data to recommend booster shots for the elderly. 5,200,000/612,000 yv.

Tony's Diary Package, p.832 · original PDF · in context

2021-08-04 needs context uncertain · asserts · diary entry
It is likely that his immune response two the vaccine is suboptimal.

Tony's Diary Package, p.835 · original PDF · in context

2021-08-13 needs context speaker_own · asserts · diary entry
August 13, 2021 Cases continue to surge We had multiple zoom calls and conversations today concerning the proper approach to his booster vaccinations.

Tony's Diary Package, p.846 · original PDF · in context

2021-08-15 needs context uncertain · asserts · diary entry
Yet , people like David Relman and others are not realizing that by their focusing on the gain of function which they believe is what we funded at Wuhan could possibly be the cause of SARS Co V2 when in fact they know that this is molecularly impossible.

Tony's Diary Package, p.847 · original PDF · in context

2021-09-07 needs context speaker_own · asserts · diary entry
That is why we need a booster for everyone .

Tony's Diary Package, p.868 · original PDF · in context

2021-09-10 needs context speaker_own · questions · diary entry
When Fauci describes recently opening an envelope that covered him in white powder, and the immediate thoughts that ran through his head--is this a hoax, anthrax or ricin?--Hoffman and Tobias' film underlines the constant and immediate danger that Fauci is now in, thanks to a percentage of the population that views him as the embodiment of both the pandemic and the social restrictions required to mitigate it.

Tony's Diary Package, p.869 · original PDF · in context

2021-09-13 needs context uncertain · asserts · diary entry
There seems to be a couple of camps forming now with one feeling they should not be boosters , mostly because the developing world does not have easy access to vaccines.

Tony's Diary Package, p.872 · original PDF · in context

2021-09-28 needs context uncertain · asserts · diary entry
I said to the group of perhaps 50 people , mostly doctors, that the idea that only thing that you have to worry about with vaccines is keeping people out of the hospital is a false narrative since there are many people who do not require hospitalization who suffer greatly from getting infected with the virus.

Tony's Diary Package, p.887 · original PDF · in context

2021-09-29 needs context speaker_own · asserts · diary entry
How can he miss the fact that the virus circulating within people who don't get an adequate immune response will lead to variants just as easily as vaccine immunity-induced mutations.

Tony's Diary Package, p.888 · original PDF · in context

2021-10-11 needs context speaker_own · asserts · diary entry
What they do not completely understand is the complexity of the issues involved , although their ultimate goal as is mine is laudatory namely equity for vaccines for the rest of the world .

Tony's Diary Package, p.898 · original PDF · in context

2021-10-18 needs context speaker_own · asserts · diary entry
I got to know him through social events.

Tony's Diary Package, p.903 · original PDF · in context

2021-11-04 needs context speaker_own · asserts · diary entry
What I did was very calmly counter all of his arguments that this was a proven leak from the Wuhan lab, that we were continuing to fund the Wuhan lab, and that I was responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic.

Tony's Diary Package, p.913 · original PDF · in context

2021-11-09 needs context uncertain · asserts · diary entry
For example, we had a very good conversation today with the governors about the recent approval of the Pfizer vaccine for children 5 to 11 years old and what this might ultimately mean both for the children as well As for the dynamics of the outbreak in this country.

Tony's Diary Package, p.916 · original PDF · in context

2021-11-17 needs context speaker_own · asserts · diary entry
When I went home that night I was nervous all night looking at the ceiling concerned about having gotten infected in that very crowded restaurant despite the fact that vaccination proof was required to get in.

Tony's Diary Package, p.923 · original PDF · in context

2021-11-26 needs context uncertain · questions · diary entry
Story starting to break as the South African public health people had a meeting and discussed all the details of the increase in cases that apparently are spreading rapidly throughout South Africa. 25Nov2021 SGTF sequence report - N Not sure about the evasion of vaccines , but the situation is certainly heating up .

Tony's Diary Package, p.933 · original PDF · in context

2021-11-28 needs context speaker_own · instructs · diary entry
We are hearing a lot of pushback from people who are saying we should not have blocked travel from southern African countries.

Tony's Diary Package, p.937 · original PDF · in context