FAUCI DIARY ARCHIVE — Wednesday, April 14, 2010
https://faucisdiary.com/diary/2010-04-14

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DIARY ENTRY — Wednesday, April 14, 2010
Source: Diary Prequel, p. 233 of 2026.07.27_Diary-Prequel-.pdf
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Dedicated the Special Unit at the Clinical Center for vaccine studies.
Honored Stewart Simonson for the role he played in pushing through the red tape to get
this done. Had nice ceremony with Cliff, John Gallin, Gen Jim Gilman (USAMRIID),
Stewart, etc. Group went to Black’s restaurant on Woodmont Avenue – Bethesda) for
drinks on the outdoor terrace (pretty cold).

   We continue to have endless meetings with ASPR on the Medical Countermeasure
(MCM) review led by Nicki Lurie with Laura Petrou and Jenny Backus involved. I now
attend by conference call since it is a waste of time to go down town for these drawn out
discussions. Theme is post-mortem on the pandemic flu response and how do we
incorporate what Heidi Avery wants into the Secretary’s (HHS) MCM review. The
incompetence and amateurishness of HHS crew in general is noteworthy. I love Jesse
Goodman, but he just does not get it that the FDA is a major part of the problem; and he
is one of the very best FDA people.