FAUCI DIARY ARCHIVE — Thursday, March 4, 2021 https://faucisdiary.com/diary/2021-03-04 Text below is verbatim from the released PDFs, with the original line breaks. ============================================================================== DIARY ENTRY — Thursday, March 4, 2021 Source: Tony's Diary Package, pp. 642–643 of 2026.07.24_Tonys-Diary-Package.pdf Words: 501 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Global – 115,000,000/2,600,000; USA – 28,600,000/517,200 Continuing to plateau: Governors of Texas and Mississippi are pulling back on all public health guidelines such as masks (removing the mask mandate), physical distance, crowds. Press slamming them for thisand Rochelle and I are being asked about this on every media hit. Had very good discussion with Dr. Soren Brostrom, Director General of the Danish Health Authority Danish representative on the WHO Executive Board AND Lone Dencker Wisborg, Danish Ambassador to USA on Global Health matters and potential collaboration between USA and Denmark in global health security and pandemic preparedness. Also met with Congressman Espaillat regarding variant B.1.526 in his district in NYC. Had back and forth with Jeff and Rochelle regarding the guidelines that CDC is preparing on what people who are vaccinated can and cannot do. Jeff Wants to make sure that I am comfortable with the guidelines. I looked at them in the usual manner the CDC had too many qualifying statements in there that were necessary. Jeff had a problem with putting a vaccinated person in the same room with a person who is not vaccinated and not using masks. I convinced him that we should assume the very small risk and if the person who is not vaccinated is of low risk, then one does not have to wear a mask. Jeff was very sensitive in not having the White House interfere and so he went along with my suggestion that actually agreed with the CDC, except for the fact that they were not precise in their wording can I edited their document some what. The bottom line is that we would say that two vaccinated people can be indoors together in a home setting without masks or physical distancing. In the home setting, where one person is vaccinated and the other person is not, the vaccinated person has a minimal risk and attention should be paid to the risk of the unvaccinated person. If the person who was not vaccinated is of a low risk then they can do away with masks and can be together. If the person who was not vaccinated is of high risk of severe disease then the vaccinated person needs to wear a mask. I worked with Rochelle and returned the document to her.Let us see how it ultimately turns out I received the AmFAR “Award of Courage” on a virtual Gala tonight. The award presented to me (recorded) by Julia Roberts PRESS: MSNBC “Morning Joe” with Joe Scarborough, Mike Brzezinski, and Willie Geist; Interviewed with Alexis Papachelas of Greek Kathimerini Newspaper; WTOP with Mike Murillo (Online and Radio); NPR with Rob Stein; Town Hall with Blue Star Families; CNN “The Lead” with Jake Tapper; CBS Newspath with Jon LaPook; NBC with Lester Holt – doing special of last photos that people took before the Pandemic struck. I showed photo and gave interview about that 2019 Christmas Eve dinner at my sister’s home; Interview with The Atlantic with James Hamblin on COVID-19 epidemiology EMAIL — Dan David Prize From: Holli Beckerman Jaffe To: Anthony Fauci Cc: Lawrence Tabak Sent: Thu, 04 Mar 2021 17:05:02 -0500 Source: Awards & Nominations, p. 62 of 7.24.2026_Fauci-Awards_FINAL_REDACTED.pdf ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Hi Tony, I write regarding an invitation to suggest candidates the referenced Prize. As I’m sure you know, Steve Rosenberg, NCI, was also selected as a Dan David Prize winner. Below is an excerpt from an email Steve received from Dan David inviting him to suggest candidates for its scholarship program. I assume you received a similar invitation. I discussed this with Gretchen Weaver in OGC, and it was determined that making such recommendations is impermissible under our regulations. Since this is an optional activity, I expect this won’t cause any problems. Please let me know if you have any questions. Doctoral / Postdoctoral Scholarships Please note that you are welcome to suggest doctoral and postdoctoral researchers for the Dan David Prize scholarship. The candidate should submit an application through our website www.dandavidprize.org, adhering to all the relevant requirements. An ad-hoc committee headed by the Vice Rector of Tel Aviv University and members from the relevant departments will review the applications. Students recommended by the laureates will have high priority. Please note that the deadline for submitting an application is March 10, 2021. Holli Holli Beckerman Jaffe Director, NIH Ethics Office Bethesda, MD @od.nih.gov EMAIL — RE: Dan David Prize From: Anthony Fauci To: Holli Beckerman Jaffe Cc: Lawrence Tabak, Patricia Conrad Sent: Thu, 04 Mar 2021 17:43:09 -0500 Source: Awards & Nominations, p. 63 of 7.24.2026_Fauci-Awards_FINAL_REDACTED.pdf ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Holli: I received a similar notice about the option of suggesting candidates for the scholarship program. I will tell them that they should choose whom they wish without any suggestions from me. Thanks, Tony From: Jaffe, Holli Beckerman (NIH/OD) [E] < @od.nih.gov> Sent: Thursday, March 4, 2021 5:05 PM To: Fauci, Anthony (NIH/NIAID) [E] < @niaid.nih.gov> Cc: Tabak, Lawrence (NIH/OD) [E] < @nih.gov> Subject: Dan David Prize Hi Tony, I write regarding an invitation to suggest candidates the referenced Prize. As I’m sure you know, Steve Rosenberg, NCI, was also selected as a Dan David Prize winner. Below is an excerpt from an email Steve received from Dan David inviting him to suggest candidates for its scholarship program. I assume you received a similar invitation. I discussed this with Gretchen Weaver in OGC, and it was determined that making such recommendations is impermissible under our regulations. Since this is an optional activity, I expect this won’t cause any problems. Please let me know if you have any questions. Doctoral / Postdoctoral Scholarships Please note that you are welcome to suggest doctoral and postdoctoral researchers for the Dan David Prize scholarship. The candidate should submit an application through our website www.dandavidprize.org, adhering to all the relevant requirements. An ad-hoc committee headed by the Vice Rector of Tel Aviv University and members from the relevant departments will review the applications. Students recommended by the laureates will have high priority. Please note that the deadline for submitting an application is March 10, 2021. Holli Holli Beckerman Jaffe Director, NIH Ethics Office Bethesda, MD @od.nih.gov EMAIL — FW: Dan David Prize From: Anthony Fauci To: Kimberly Barasch Sent: Thu, 04 Mar 2021 17:43:36 -0500 Source: Awards & Nominations, p. 64 of 7.24.2026_Fauci-Awards_FINAL_REDACTED.pdf ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Please print this out and put into the Dan David Prize folder. Thanks. From: Jaffe, Holli Beckerman (NIH/OD) [E] < @od.nih.gov> Sent: Thursday, March 4, 2021 5:05 PM To: Fauci, Anthony (NIH/NIAID) [E] < @niaid.nih.gov> Cc: Tabak, Lawrence (NIH/OD) [E] @nih.gov> Subject: Dan David Prize Hi Tony, I write regarding an invitation to suggest candidates the referenced Prize. As I’m sure you know, Steve Rosenberg, NCI, was also selected as a Dan David Prize winner. Below is an excerpt from an email Steve received from Dan David inviting him to suggest candidates for its scholarship program. I assume you received a similar invitation. I discussed this with Gretchen Weaver in OGC, and it was determined that making such recommendations is impermissible under our regulations. Since this is an optional activity, I expect this won’t cause any problems. Please let me know if you have any questions. Doctoral / Postdoctoral Scholarships Please note that you are welcome to suggest doctoral and postdoctoral researchers for the Dan David Prize scholarship. The candidate should submit an application through our website www.dandavidprize.org, adhering to all the relevant requirements. An ad-hoc committee headed by the Vice Rector of Tel Aviv University and members from the relevant departments will review the applications. Students recommended by the laureates will have high priority. Please note that the deadline for submitting an application is March 10, 2021. Holli Holli Beckerman Jaffe Director, NIH Ethics Office Bethesda, MD @od.nih.gov EMAIL — RE: Dan David Prize From: Holli Beckerman Jaffe To: Anthony Fauci Sent: Thu, 04 Mar 2021 17:47:19 -0500 Source: Awards & Nominations, p. 65 of 7.24.2026_Fauci-Awards_FINAL_REDACTED.pdf ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Thanks Tony From: Fauci, Anthony (NIH/NIAID) [E] < @niaid.nih.gov> Sent: Thursday, March 4, 2021 5:43 PM To: Jaffe, Holli Beckerman (NIH/OD) [E] < @od.nih.gov> Cc: Tabak, Lawrence (NIH/OD) [E] < @nih.gov>; Conrad, Patricia (NIH/NIAID) [E] < @niaid.nih.gov> Subject: RE: Dan David Prize Holli: I received a similar notice about the option of suggesting candidates for the scholarship program. I will tell them that they should choose whom they wish without any suggestions from me. Thanks, Tony From: Jaffe, Holli Beckerman (NIH/OD) [E] < @od.nih.gov> Sent: Thursday, March 4, 2021 5:05 PM To: Fauci, Anthony (NIH/NIAID) [E] < @niaid.nih.gov> Cc: Tabak, Lawrence (NIH/OD) [E] < @nih.gov> Subject: Dan David Prize Hi Tony, I write regarding an invitation to suggest candidates the referenced Prize. As I’m sure you know, Steve Rosenberg, NCI, was also selected as a Dan David Prize winner. Below is an excerpt from an email Steve received from Dan David inviting him to suggest candidates for its scholarship program. I assume you received a similar invitation. I discussed this with Gretchen Weaver in OGC, and it was determined that making such recommendations is impermissible under our regulations. Since this is an optional activity, I expect this won’t cause any problems. Please let me know if you have any questions. Doctoral / Postdoctoral Scholarships Please note that you are welcome to suggest doctoral and postdoctoral researchers for the Dan David Prize scholarship. The candidate should submit an application through our website www.dandavidprize.org, adhering to all the relevant requirements. An ad-hoc committee headed by the Vice Rector of Tel Aviv University and members from the relevant departments will review the applications. Students recommended by the laureates will have high priority. Please note that the deadline for submitting an application is March 10, 2021. Holli Holli Beckerman Jaffe Director, NIH Ethics Office Bethesda, MD @od.nih.gov EMAIL — FW: Dan David Prize From: Anthony Fauci To: Kimberly Barasch Sent: Thu, 04 Mar 2021 17:49:59 -0500 Source: Awards & Nominations, pp. 66–67 of 7.24.2026_Fauci-Awards_FINAL_REDACTED.pdf ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Into folder, please From: Jaffe, Holli Beckerman (NIH/OD) [E] < @od.nih.gov> Sent: Thursday, March 4, 2021 5:47 PM To: Fauci, Anthony (NIH/NIAID) [E] < @niaid.nih.gov> Subject: RE: Dan David Prize Thanks Tony From: Fauci, Anthony (NIH/NIAID) [E] < @niaid.nih.gov> Sent: Thursday, March 4, 2021 5:43 PM To: Jaffe, Holli Beckerman (NIH/OD) [E] < @od.nih.gov> Cc: Tabak, Lawrence (NIH/OD) [E] < @nih.gov>; Conrad, Patricia (NIH/NIAID) [E] < @niaid.nih.gov> Subject: RE: Dan David Prize Holli: I received a similar notice about the option of suggesting candidates for the scholarship program. I will tell them that they should choose whom they wish without any suggestions from me. Thanks, Tony From: Jaffe, Holli Beckerman (NIH/OD) [E] < @od.nih.gov> Sent: Thursday, March 4, 2021 5:05 PM To: Fauci, Anthony (NIH/NIAID) [E] < @niaid.nih.gov> Cc: Tabak, Lawrence (NIH/OD) [E] < @nih.gov> Subject: Dan David Prize Hi Tony, I write regarding an invitation to suggest candidates the referenced Prize. As I’m sure you know, Steve Rosenberg, NCI, was also selected as a Dan David Prize winner. Below is an excerpt from an email Steve received from Dan David inviting him to suggest candidates for its scholarship program. I assume you received a similar invitation. I discussed this with Gretchen Weaver in OGC, and it was determined that making such recommendations is impermissible under our regulations. Since this is an optional activity, I expect this won’t cause any problems. Please let me know if you have any questions. Doctoral / Postdoctoral Scholarships Please note that you are welcome to suggest doctoral and postdoctoral researchers for the Dan David Prize scholarship. The candidate should submit an application through our website www.dandavidprize.org, adhering to all the relevant requirements. An ad-hoc committee headed by the Vice Rector of Tel Aviv University and members from the relevant departments will review the applications. Students recommended by the laureates will have high priority. Please note that the deadline for submitting an application is March 10, 2021. Holli Holli Beckerman Jaffe Director, NIH Ethics Office Bethesda, MD @od.nih.gov EMAIL — RE: Dan David Foundation From: Charlotte Halle To: Simmons, Linda Sent: Thursday, March 4, 2021 3:41:33 AM Source: Awards & Nominations, pp. 114–117 of 7.24.2026_Fauci-Awards_FINAL_REDACTED.pdf ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Hi Linda, Yes, the Dan David Foundation funds both the event and the symposium. Best, Charlotte From: Simmons, Linda (NIH/OD) [E] < @nih.gov> Sent: Wednesday, March 3, 2021 10:08 PM To: Charlotte Halle < @tauex.tau.ac.il> Subject: Re: Dan David Foundation Thanks for getting back to me. When I say sponsor, I'm talking about who provides the funds to organize the event for the award ceremony and the symposium? In this case it's the Dan David Foundation, correct? From: Charlotte Halle < @tauex.tau.ac.il> Sent: Wednesday, March 3, 2021 2:52 PM To: Simmons, Linda (NIH/OD) [E] < @nih.gov> Subject: RE: Dan David Foundation Hi Linda, Everything is scaled down this year because of the pandemic and no on-the-ground visit. Therefore, this year, the attendant events include an online award ceremony for laureates and a symposium, which the Prize organizes. I’m not sure what you mean by the word sponsor. Might it be easier to speak by telephone, so we can clarify? I am largely available tomorrow if that would suit you. Best wishes, Charlotte From: Simmons, Linda (NIH/OD) [E] < @nih.gov> Sent: Tuesday, March 2, 2021 7:48 PM To: Charlotte Halle < @tauex.tau.ac.il> Subject: RE: Dan David Foundation Hello Charlotte, I just wanted a little clarity on the events being scheduled virtually surrounding the prize. We are asking for a list of events and sponsors so that we can determine the Dan David Foundation is sponsoring all of the events that Drs. Fauci and Rosenberg are required to attend. Linda D. Simmons From: Charlotte Halle < @tauex.tau.ac.il> Sent: Monday, March 1, 2021 9:17 AM To: Simmons, Linda (NIH/OD) [E] < @nih.gov> Cc: Dan David Prize < @tauex.tau.ac.il> Subject: RE: Dan David Foundation Dear Ms. Simmons, Thank you for your email. First I will confirm that there have been no changes to the Prize since 2011, when the Dan David Prize was previously approved. To answer your specific questions: 1. The attendant events include an award ceremony for laureates and a symposium in the laureate’s field of expertise, attended by experts in the field, students and members of the general public. This year, due to the pandemic, the events will be online/virtual. 2. Participation in these events is requested by the Dan David Foundation and is a condition stipulated by the founder of the Prize. 3. There have been no changes in the relationship between the Dan David Foundation and Tel Aviv University since 2011 in relation to the Prize and the information on our website is correct. 4. The Review Committees are indeed independent from the university and are chaired by leading international experts in their field. The names of the 2021 Review Committees can be found on our website here. 5. The guidelines outlined on our website are indeed the guidelines that the Dan David Prize Board uses to select all our laureates. Please let us know if you have any further questions. Best wishes, Charlotte Hallé Charlotte Hallé Director Dan David Prize Office: Mobile: Email: @tauex.tau.ac.il Website: www.dandavidprize.org From: Simmons, Linda (NIH/OD) [E] @nih.gov> Sent: Wednesday, February 24, 2021 11:31 PM To: Dan David Prize < @tauex.tau.ac.il> Subject: Dan David Foundation Ariel Porat and Charlotte Halle My name is Linda Simmons and I represent the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Ethics Office. I am assigned to review the 2021 Dan David Prizes for the Future Time Dimension in the Field of Molecular (Dr. Rosenberg) and the Present Time Dimension in the field of Public Health (Dr. Fauci). The federal ethics regulations require that they receive an ethics clearance to accept the gifts associated with this award. Previously in 2011, our Office of General Counsel (OGC) approved the award(s) from the Dan David Foundation Prizes recognizing past, present, and future achievements and I have been given the task of confirming that the information the organization provided in 2011 is still the same. 1) What are ALL of the attendant events mentioned on the web site (i.e. the “couple of online events surrounding the prize” mentioned in the letters to Drs. Fauci and Rosenberg)? Can you provide a list of all of the virtual events mentioned in your letters. 2) The letter Drs. Fauci and Rosenberg received indicates that “we” (e.g. the letter authors) will be asking them to participate in a couple of online events. We need to confirm that the award donor only (Dan David Foundation) was requesting they attend these online events and not the Tel Aviv University? 3) We need to confirm whether anything has changed in the relationship between the Dan David Foundation and the Tel Aviv University in relation to the prize. As of 2011, we were able to confirm that the prize is "owned” by the Foundation and the university “merely” provides support. It states on your website https://www.dandavidprize.org/about/about-the-prize that the Dan David Prize is an international award, endowed by the Dan David Foundation and headquartered at Tel Aviv University. Is this information still accurate? 4) Regarding the review panels, the members of the panels for the 2021 awards are not listed on the web site. We need this information (for both NIH recipients) in order to, hopefully, confirm independence from the university. Can you provide us a list of the members of the review committee for 2021 and their affiliation that was responsible for reviewing the Present Time Dimension in the field of Public Health for Dr. Fauci and the Future Time Dimension in the field of Molecular Medicine for Dr. Rosenberg? 5) Regarding the selection criteria, the web site indicates that the Board makes the final decision, based on the recommendations, as to which nominee(s) have achieved the purpose the selected “dimension” is intended to honor. Are the guidelines for selection as stated on the web site about being considered on merit and impact in their relevant field are the same and were considered for Drs. Fauci and Rosenberg. https://www.dandavidprize.org/prize/prize-nominations Linda D. Simmons NIH Ethics Office (NEO) National Institutes of Health Bethesda, MD @nih.gov (NEO) (direct) https://ethics.od.nih.gov From: Weaver, Gretchen (NIH/OD) [E] < @od.nih.gov> Sent: Friday, January 29, 2021 3:18 PM To: Jaffe, Holli Beckerman (NIH/OD) [E] < @od.nih.gov> Subject: RE: Dan David Prize Holli: Here is discussion from 2011. If you can confirm that nothing has changed, including the “attendant events” that are now mentioned on the web site, this should be helpful. I did all of the leg work. Ed took this information to OGE and OGE accepted the award as bona fide even though the subject area to be recognized changes, etc.: The Dan David Foundation awards three $1 million Dan David Prizes each year (since 2002), recognizing past, present, and future achievements. For each time dimension, a field is chosen, and one or more recipients are selected. If more than one recipient is selected in a field, the cash prize is shared. The categories for 2012 are: Past – History/Biography; Present – Plastic Arts; and Future – Genome Research. Notably, laureates donate 10% of their prize money to graduate students of their choice. NASA and DOE employees are among the prior recipients (they received the award in 2007). International panels of experts in each of the fields to be recognized evaluate the nominees based upon the description of each field of recognition posted on the web site and submit reports to the Dan David Prize Board (an international panel selected by the Dan David Foundation Board). The DDP Board makes the final determination as to which nominee(s) in each category have achieved that which the prize is intended to recognize (as described in the category descriptions). More information is available at: http://www.dandavidprize.org/, including the composition of the DDP Board. After reviewing the web site, other publicly available information, and the materials our NASA colleagues were able to provide, I made contact with the Chair of the Dan David Foundation Board, Professor Itamar Rabinovich, and the administrative Director of the Prize, Ms. Smadar Fisher. Based on all of the information I have been able to obtain , it appears that the Prize program is “owned” by the Dan David Foundation, although there is a relationship between it and Tel Aviv University pursuant to which Tel Aviv provides space and administrative support for the award program. Professor Rabinovich was the President of Tel Aviv University when Dan David began his Foundation and an agreement was reached. Professor Rabinovich confirmed that the Foundation could opt to move the administrative headquarters of the Prize out of the University. Upon review of the web site, you may also notice reference to French Collaboration. The Dan David Foundation entered into an agreement with the French Government in 2006. Professor Rabinovich has said that this was intended to further the international outreach efforts of the Foundation. In alternating years the Prize ceremony is held in France. In exchange, two or three seats on the Dan David Prize Board “belong” to the French. The current composition of the Board is at: http://www.dandavidprize.org/about/about-the-board.html. Based upon the available information, and in light of OLC’s opinions (particularly the more recent award opinion covering the President’s Nobel Prize), I do not think the Dan David Prize implicates the Emoluments Clause or the Foreign Gifts and Decorations Act. Although Tel Aviv University is an NIH grantee, I do not think the Dan David Prize implicates our Supplemental Standard because the Prize appears to be from the Dan David Foundation, a separate entity that does not appear to be a grantee or otherwise have any business dealings with the NIH. Lecture Moreover, although the recipient is expected to give a lecture (at a symposium, and in addition to acceptance remarks during the presentation ceremony), the Dan David Prize appears to be a bona fide award made as part of an established program of recognition that an NIH employee, including Dr. Collins, might be permitted to accept (assuming no change in the program or other individualized issue). Again , the award appears to be from the Dan David Foundation. I have found no record of any business interactions between NIH and the Dan David Foundation, so OGE’s source limitation is not an issue. Although there is a symposium at which the recipients are expected to give a presentation, I have been told they give talks about their work over the course of their careers, rather than current science and theory, and $1 million is far outside of the range of typical honoraria paid for individual presentations. From videos available on the internet (at sites not presently blocked by NIH security measures), it appears that the Prize ceremony is quite elaborate, well- attended, and in keeping with what we expect such an event to “look like.” Press reports that coincide with the announcement of each year’s winners appear to reflect that this is a significant award/honor. Gretchen H. Weaver, J.D. 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