FAUCI DIARY ARCHIVE — Friday, December 18, 2020
https://faucisdiary.com/diary/2020-12-18

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DIARY ENTRY — Friday, December 18, 2020
Source: Tony's Diary Package, pp. 540–541 of 2026.07.24_Tonys-Diary-Package.pdf
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Global – 73,300,000/1,700,000; USA – 17,000,000/310,000

        Moderna’s mRNA vaccine gets EUA from FDA. Likely start vaccinating within a
        few days (likely Monday, 21 December)

        Just found out that NIH will finally get doses of vaccine from Moderna (see above)
        which means I will likely get vaccinated on Tuesday, 22 December. I am insisting
        that I receive vaccine ONLY if Clinical Center ICU people ALSO receive it at the
        same time as I do,

            •   Cases continue to surge.

              Deb’s comments: Continued deterioration in CA, AZ, NV,TX, FL, PA, OH, NJ, NY and will
need staffing support in most of these states except FL and TX – most concerning is CA and NV for ICUs
and hospital staffing. States are now using their vents that are in their state stockpiles which is the first
we have seen this occur since summer. There is significant diversity in approach to vaccination – many
states approach are self defined co-morbidities which could lead to long lines if its not a combination of
age plus – ie first group essential worker over 50 and general population over 65 combination of risk of
exposure and risk of severe disease. Mortality from the states that have been improving is still very high
daily. Deb

        Did ceremonial vaccination with the Pfizer Product of VP Pence, Karen Pence and
        Jerome Adams in EEOB-350 at 8:03 AM. I gave remarks at the ceremony talking about
        the challenges ahead, the bitter-sweet nature of the situation with Bitter (record number
        of cases) and Sweet (Vaccines here). Also light at the end of the tunnel

        PRESS: NBC Today with Savannah Guthrie; on CNN for live coverage of the
        White House vaccination of the VP; Taped CNN Sesame Street with Sanjay Gupta
        and Erika Hill; WCBS Radio NYC; Stanford Fireside Chat with Alan Alda;
        Fireside chat with Andy Slavitt; Fireside Chat with the California State University
        systems; CNN Town Hall (done together with Jerome Adams) with Don lemon and
        Sanjay Gupta