FAUCI DIARY ARCHIVE — Tuesday, March 31, 2015
https://faucisdiary.com/diary/2015-03-31

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DIARY ENTRY — Tuesday, March 31, 2015
Source: Diary Prequel, pp. 439–440 of 2026.07.27_Diary-Prequel-.pdf
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continues to improve with increased strength. Need to figure
out way to get him back to Dallas where his parents live. He lives in Houston.
Technically, since he is now PCR negative X2, he can fly commercial; however, the
optics will be bad – people get hysterical if they find out he is an ex-Ebola patient. And
so wrote to Paul Farmer to see if PIH will pay for a charter for him to fly from DC to
Dallas.
 Cliff and I went down to State Department to meet with US Ambassador to Guinea –
Alexander Mark Laskaris to get his help in smoothing the way for us to do the RCT for
the Ebola vaccine in Guinea since Guinea is where the infections are and the Norwegians
and WHO clearly do not want us to do the trial there (see above). Laskaris totally gets
that WHO are the “bad” guys and have lost all credibilityand he will support us.

Chris and I took out Denise and jack to Fiola Mare restaurant in Georgetown for jack’s
80th birthday.

Below is final communication between Harold Varmus in his last official day as NCI
Director and me. He has been a dear friend as NIH Director and over the past 5 years as
NCI Director:

From: Varmus, Harold (NIH/NCI) [E]
Sent: Tuesday, March 31, 2015 3:51 PM
To: Fauci, Anthony (NIH/NIAID) [E]
Subject: Re: Nice article

Tony, thanks. I had hoped to stop by your office for a farewell in person today, but events overtook
that possibility. (I had meetings all morning and then other distractions up to train time. Besides,
you were probably suited up on the Ebola ward!)

I expect to see you in NYC very soon; this time I will cook for you (or take you to one of our
neighborhood hot spots).

Best to you and Chris. You got me through some crises of confidence and intention, even without
realizing what you had done and I am now eager for my new life.

HV

EMAIL — Nice article
From: Anthony Fauci
To: Harold Varmus
Sent: Tuesday, March 31, 2015 at 3:43 PM
Source: Diary Prequel, p. 440 of 2026.07.27_Diary-Prequel-.pdf
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Harold:
  I cannot let these waning hours of your final day as an official NIH- ER go by without again
bidding you a fond farewell, a farewell from NIH, but not from our friendship. Hope to see you again
soon.
Best,
Tony