FAUCI DIARY ARCHIVE — Tuesday, January 19, 2021
https://faucisdiary.com/diary/2021-01-19

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DIARY ENTRY — Tuesday, January 19, 2021
Source: Tony's Diary Package, pp. 600–601 of 2026.07.24_Tonys-Diary-Package.pdf
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Received booster dose of Moderna vaccine today together with Francis Collins and Alex Azar.
Said goodbyes to Alex and Brian Harrison (his COS). Alex described how terrible it was
dealing with the White House people. He specifically mentioned Marc Short. He feels that
Marc, Joe Grogan, and Deb. Birx undermined HHS.
Deb Last e-mail:

   1. The country is in a better place than we have been since before
      Thanksgiving. All indicators except fatalities are improving and
      are either flat at a high plateau or declining over 8 days.
      Monday represents weekend reporting but last night was the
      lowest case number since the beginning of Nov. Full data
      triangulation that we have reached the post Holiday peak in
      most of the country and declines should continue with
      continued mitigation. These gains can be sustained and can
      accelerate if behavior change holds and testing increases to
      find the asymptomatic cases to prevent community spread –
      we must find those asymptomatic cases to ensure new
      aggressive variants rapidly spread undetected

Last coronavirus Task Force meeting. VP asked Ben Carson to start with a prayer. VP
Pence saying goodbye and how proud he is of what the group has accomplished. He read a letter
that he is sending to all of us thanking us. He also has chronicled the “accomplishments” of the
TF and the government’s efforts. He will send such a letter and the list of accomplishments to
Biden. He thanked all of us sincerely and expressed multiple times how much of a privilege it
was to work for us. He asked that we help the incoming Biden people in the transition (a little
late!!!) Alex Azar warned that their work would be denigrated by the incoming group and their
press people, but that is “natural”. Alex delineated everything that he felt we did right. He
spoke of our accomplishments in testing, PPE, etc. One would argue about that. Deb Birx
spoke about how great it was in working with everyone. She spoke of trust and belief in your
colleagues. Wow, this is interesting given how often she threw CDC under the bus and how she

and Marc Short were in disagreement on everything, and how she hated Brett Giroir and
badmouthed him all the time saying that he always promised more than he could deliver. Brett
Giroir praised the VP and said that the VP brought out the best in everyone. VP Pence asked
me to say words. I praised him and also praised the VP’s staff. I did not mention Marc Short
and Katie Miller, but they knew I was referring to them. Bob Redfield praised the VP as well as
Deb Birx. Pete Gaynor explained what a honor it was to work for the VP. VP then thanked a
number of people including Jerome Adams, VP staff, Marc Short, Katie Miller and others,
Ben Carson, Keith Kellog. VP signed off to a resounding round of applause!

PRESS: The PBS Masters people have started filming in earnest for their documentary;
interviewed by Adi Ignatius and others for the Harvard Business Review;
NYT: As Fauci receives his second dose, he urges Americans to get vaccinated; CNN with
Jake Tapper;