FAUCI DIARY ARCHIVE — Sunday, November 20, 2022
https://faucisdiary.com/diary/2022-11-20

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DIARY ENTRY — Sunday, November 20, 2022
Source: Tony's Diary Package, pp. 1120–1121 of 2026.07.24_Tonys-Diary-Package.pdf
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Of note, all of the Omicron sublineages that we are currently dealing with are offshoots or
sublineages of BA.2 (see below):

Had a Sunday evening Zoom call regard the situation of boosts for children 5-6 years and
younger (see above). It involved: me, Rochelle, Robbie Goldstein, Peter Marks, Rob Califf,
Dawn O’Connell, Vivek Murthy, Larry Tabak, among others. We all agreed that this was a
close call and both sides have a good point. The important issues is that this involved only
about 5% of the eligible children since the other 95% have not yet received their primary
vaccination and those are truly the vulnerable ones if we get a winter surge. At the end of
January, 2023, the VRPAC will meet to recommend that going forward all vaccinations (primary
series and boosters) will be the BA.4/5 bivalent and so this will be a moot point. The question
still remains unsettled as to give the children the best boost now even though it logistically will
be difficult for the pediatricians since they will have multiple (11) different products in their
offices from Moderna + Pfizer) or wait until we have a uniform boost for everyone at the end of
January. No firm decision was made. FDA will try to push the date for VRPAC closer to close
the gap. More to come

PRESS; Taped a segment with Margaret Brennan – CBS “Face the Nation” for next
Sunday – somewhat of an exit interview