Robin Robinson

… ation of a vaccine. I am part of the “vaccine team” at HHS made up of Bruce Gellin, Robin Robinson of HHS’s BARDA, me, Jesse Goodman and Josh Scharfstein of FDA with input from CDC (Rich Besser et al.). We are being very careful to uncouple the decisions about going ahe …

… of doses of vaccine that would be available. In fact, despite my warnings, BAARDA (Robin Robinson – nice guy, but naïve) believed the pharmaceutical companies that they would have 160 million doses by October 15. In fact they had 11 million and instead of ultimately ge …

Together with Robin Robinson, I briefed Senate HELP staff (Harkin, Alexander, Burr, etc.) on MERS. Did it is the Dirksen Building.

… i Lurie, Dawn O’Connell (Sec. Burwell’s Chief-of-Staff), Tom Frieden and CDC folks, Robin Robinson, Leslie Dasch (Counsellor to Burwell). On the Canadian side there was Gregory Taylor (Deputy Chief Public Health Officer), Judith Bosse (Assistant Deputy Minister, Infecti …

… estified with Beth Bell from CDC (Tom Frieden was at CDC with the POTUS visit), and Robin Robinson. I was questioned on the POTUS plan, the scope of the epidemic and the possibility of respiratory/aerosol spread of the virus. The latter was triggered by Mike Osterholm’s …

… . Timothy Murphy (R-PA). Tom Frieden testified with me as did Luciana Borio of FDA, Robin Robinson of BARDA, and someone from Customs and Border Protection. Tom got hammered somewhat by the committee and was not strong and firm in his answers. He continues unfortunately …

… esponse. I represented NIH. Also testifying was Nicki Lurie (ASPR), Tom Frieden and Robin Robinson (BARDA). I did well, but Nicki and Tom caught some criticism for the fact that the ETUs that they recommended got built and only 2 of 11 actually admitted a patient and of …

… atings. Totally amazing!! PRESS: Winston Salem State Radio Podcast with Chancellor Elwood Robinson – WSSU – Future Focus Now, WSNC 90.5