FAUCI DIARY ARCHIVE — Monday, February 2, 2015
https://faucisdiary.com/diary/2015-02-02

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DIARY ENTRY — Monday, February 2, 2015
Source: Diary Prequel, p. 423 of 2026.07.27_Diary-Prequel-.pdf
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Now Governor Chris Christie is saying that parent should have the choice
of not vaccinating their children. He said this juxtaposed against the POTUS saying on a
Sunday Morning Show that parents should vaccinate their children and “there really is no
good reason not to”. Now the media are playing up the conflict between Christie and the
POTUS similar to the quarantine for Ebola issue. Everyone wants me on the press to
comment. I am picking and choosing with whom I speak since the press definitely wants
to put me between Christie and Obama.
    Was on NBC Nightly New and NPR with Richard Harris about the measles issue.
This is becoming the media hype similar to the Ebola issue. Now Rand Paul is weighing
in saying parents should decide about vaccinations. Mike Gerson did a great job in his
Post column describing the issue. He quoted me directly. Chris Wallace of Fax News
Sunday wants me to debate Rick Perry or Carla Fiorina. We shall see.
    Cooked dinner tonight at my house (Linguine with scampi and marinara sauce) for
Harold Varmus and Chris. I have Harold over the house and cook dinner for him about
4X per year. Also, used to do this with Gary Nabel when Gary was Director of VRC
before he went to Boston to Sanofi to be with his wife Betsy Nabel who is CEO of
Brigham and Women’s Hospital. I do this since Harold is alone in DC without his wife
Connie who stayed in NYC when Harold came down to be Director of NCI. He stays in
DC in an apartment on Connecticut Avenue near the Zoo on Monday-Thursday and then
takes Amtrak back to NYC for Thursday night through Sunday night. Always an
enjoyable evening.