FAUCI DIARY ARCHIVE — Monday, February 1, 2010
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DIARY ENTRY — Monday, February 1, 2010
Source: Diary Prequel, p. 227 of 2026.07.27_Diary-Prequel-.pdf
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Another meeting in the Situation Room of the WH with Heidi Avery with
the usual cast of characters. For the past 2 meetings, Andy …. From DoD has joined as
has John Holdren from PCAST. There is tension building where the HHS people
(particularly Nicki Lurie and to some extent Jesse Goodman, Peggy Hamburg and Tom
Frieden are getting nervous about the boldness of the proposal and whether we can
“deliver” on the promises. Heidi is trying here best to explain that we need a bold
initiative and if we are not bold and transforming, we will get nowhere. They are
concerned that this is moving quickly particularly since Heidi is talking about possible
face-time with the POTUS to have him accept and sanction this bold “new initiative’. I
am leaning much more towards Heidi and have served as somewhat of an intermediary to
try to alleviate their concerns. They are somewhat in the weeds. Heidi has been calling
me up at night to get my confidential feedback about how we can get the HHS group
from being so conservative.