FAUCI DIARY ARCHIVE — Wednesday, April 29, 2020
https://faucisdiary.com/diary/2020-04-29

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DIARY ENTRY — Wednesday, April 29, 2020
Source: Tony's Diary Package, pp. 137–138 of 2026.07.24_Tonys-Diary-Package.pdf
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Global – 3,000,000/203,000                USA – 1,100,000/58,000;

Eventful day. Was supposed to present the Remdesivir findings at the usual 5:00
PM press conference at the WH. Marc Short called me when I was at NIH office
and said to rush down to Wh since the POTUS was going to have a press
availability with John Bell Edwards (Democratic Governor of Lousiana). George
Adams drove me down to Wh with lights flashing and we got there in 17.5
minutes (Yikes). I present the data to multiple cameras in the Oval Office with
POTUS sitting there. POTUS took me aside and said”Be enthusiastic, Tony. Be
Optimistic, we need to open up the economy. It is very important”. I told him
that I would tell it like it is. He nodded OK. I gave ameasure, accurate
presentation. Great success.

In afternoon, HHS (with Paul Mango, Alex Azar, Bob Kadlec, Peter Marks, Bob
Johnson, Francis Collins, Bruce Tromberg) presented our new vaccine strategic
plan to the TF led by Deb Birx. Deb immediately tore everything apart
(somewhat overly done). Poor Peter Marks took the brunt of it. She said we
should have brought in all the companies that have a track record with their
platforms and guided them and funded them to go after COVID-19 instead of

waiting for companies to come in themselves and ask for money. She does not
like “newer technology” such as mRNA, DNA, and even some virasl vectors.
She likes antigens, whole killed, etc. A bit overdetermined in her prejudice.
However, she did have a point that btu did not fully realize that this is the problem
that I have had with BARDA for years. They just give out money without
coordinating anything. Very tense meeting!!

The rest of the world still pushing that we are not doing enough testing.

Clerarly a trend towards the Comms folks (Kayleaigh and Alyssa) focusing on
economic re-entry and trying to hold back to POTUS from his disastrous press
confererences and so the pressers are being cut back. None today; only the above
Oval with Gov. Edwrads

Becoming rather friendly with Jared. Clearly, he respects me

PRESS: Made presentation at presser in Oval Office on the ACTT-1 trial.
Got picked up by multiple networks/cable.