FAUCI DIARY ARCHIVE — Tuesday, April 28, 2020
https://faucisdiary.com/diary/2020-04-28

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DIARY ENTRY — Tuesday, April 28, 2020
Source: Tony's Diary Package, pp. 136–137 of 2026.07.24_Tonys-Diary-Package.pdf
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Global – 3,000,000/200,000;       USA – 1,000,000/56,000

Meeting with Joe Grogan group in Roosevelt Room. Joe is pissed that the
individual guidances for special situations, i.e. restaurants, Child care centers, etc,
do not align with the various phases of re-opening. Also, CDC again were late
and off on their own regarding guidelines for surveillance. CDC is tone deaf to
how everyone feels that they are not up to the task.

Briefed Kayleigh McEnany and Mark Meadows about the Remdesivir trial. Mark
and Kaylee agree that I should announce this at a presser tomorrow. I warn Mark
that we cannot allow the POTUS to ad lib and over-promise since I will be very
conservative.

Called up Mersad Parsey at Gilead out of courtesy to infrom him that I will be
announcing this at the Presser. Amazingly, (or not) he asked me to hold off until
Thursday informing the PIs at the sites tonight so that they can formulate a
statement and policy to not allow an unfavorable or too favorable response of the
Stock Market. I immediately told him that no way do I want to discuss the stock
market with him and this was inappropriate. He backed off.

PRESS: Bloomberg News (John Lauerman, print); Economics Club Podcast
with David Rubenstein; Ryan Zimmerman Podcast; New York Times Sports
Editor print interview; CNN “The Lead” with Jake Tapper.