FAUCI DIARY ARCHIVE — Friday, April 4, 2003
https://faucisdiary.com/diary/2003-04-04

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DIARY ENTRY — Friday, April 4, 2003
Source: Diary Prequel, p. 75 of 2026.07.27_Diary-Prequel-.pdf
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Big day! US army captures Iraq International Airport. I testify before
the House Government Reform Committee on the subject of Project BioShield. Mark
McClellan testifies with me. The House (Shays, Waxman, Chairman Case generally
support the concept of BioShield, but have some concerns such as with the “permanent”
and indefinite Appropriations Authority. After the Hearing I, together with Julie
Gerberding and Tom Ridge, brief President Bush, Laura Bush, VP Cheney, and the
senior White House Staff on SARS and Smallpox vaccine program. We bring executive
order to the POTUS on quarantine for SARS and he signs it. At meeting are Josh Bolten,
Karl Rove, Ari Fleischer, Richard Falkenrath, Adm Steve Abbott,, etc. POTUS and VP
as usual very warm and complimentary to me and to Julie. After the meeting, I spoke
with Josh Bolten and volunteered to go to Iraq for the President if the Iraqis use
biological, chemical or radiological weapons on our troops. I offered this to allow a
public appreciation of the link (my being a civilian health authority) between Iraq and the
danger of bioterrorism against the USA civilian population.

April 5-9, 2003 – Incredibly busy. I have testified at >6 Congressional Hearings over the
past few days on SARS, Appropriations, AIDS, Biodefense, etc. SARS is spreading.
Have been on many network TV shows discussing SARS – CNN (several different
shows), Good Morning America, News Hour, CNBC, etc. Iraq is falling; Bagdad
occupied by US troops.