FAUCI DIARY ARCHIVE — Tuesday, November 19, 2013
https://faucisdiary.com/diary/2013-11-19

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DIARY ENTRY — Tuesday, November 19, 2013
Source: Diary Prequel, p. 329 of 2026.07.27_Diary-Prequel-.pdf
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Yesterday I appeared on Local TV Station WUSA – Channel 9
News at 7:00 PM to discuss the recent outbreak of meningococcal meningitis at
Princeton University. Since March, 2012 that have been a total of seven cases of
meningitis among Princeton students. Six of the cases were among resident students and
one was a case from a visitor. The type of the meningitis was meningococcal type B,
which is not contained in the vaccine that is distributed generally among students and
young people in United States. The standard vaccine contains types A, C, Y, and W-135..
None of the students died from the meningitis. I will be appearing today on the radio
WTOP to discuss the situation. The FDA has given approval for importation of type B
vaccines from Novartis Company in Switzerland. It still remains to get approval from the
institutional review board of the CDC. As usual HHS Public affairs has balked at my
going on the media because they consider this a CDC issue. This time with support from
John Burklow, we asked for permission, they said no, and I went on TV last night
anyway. I am going to appear on radio this morning again. This is a turning point in our
relationship with HHS who continue in a completely crazy way to rty to block our going
on the media in situations that they feel belong to CDC even though the Media
specifically ask for me.