Global – 114,100,000/2,500,000; USA – 28,500,000/513,100 Still coming down, but the slope is changing:
Participated in the University of Edinburgh “Futures Conversations” Chaired by Professor Peter Mathieson (Vice-Chancellor, University of Edinburgh) and involving a conversation between me and Professor Nanshan Zhong (China) and Sheila Tlou (former Minister of Health of Botswana) on the global impact of COVID-19. We spoke about global solidarity for vaccine equity. Also, spoke about the variants. Also, spoke about the approach that China took with the outbreak, i.e. complete lockdown
Call from Larry Horowitz. Nancy Pelosi is angry about the fact that J & J is being equated with the mRNA vaccines since she has seen the data about the people >60 yo with co-morbidities. Also, she does not like the 72% versus 94-95% for mRNA. She is taking her annoyance out on the medical team (she has not
PRESS: Podcast with Kai Kuperschmdt (follow-up from yesterday0; Seattle Gay News interview; Interview for Pritzer Forum/Chicago Council; Hispanicize PSA taping (Paola Ramos); Telemundo 52 Los Angeles;
In Washington Post (see below)
Fauci: U.S. must stick with two-shot strategy
for Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna vaccines
Delaying a second dose to inoculate more Americans creates risks, infectious-disease expert says By
Dan Diamond
Mar 2, 2021
Dr. Fauci’s released records hold 1 diary entry and 1 email filed under Tuesday, March 2, 2021, drawn from 2 packages (Tony's Diary Package, Awards & Nominations). 562 words in total, reproduced below exactly as released. The diary text appears on pp. 637–639 of 2026.07.24_Tonys-Diary-Package.pdf.
Email on this day1
RE: -Tue, 02 Mar 2021 09:32:38 -0500Full thread
Thanks Karin.
I don’t know what Drew Weismann is trying to accomplish with this. Ultimately this is an FDA decision.
From: Bok, Karin (NIH/VRC) [E] < @nih.gov>
Sent: Tuesday, March 2, 2021 8:51 AM
To: Erbelding, Emily (NIH/NIAID) [E] < @nih.gov>
Subject: FW: -
I am sure you are also dealing with this, my answer to John below if helpful. Karin
John,
Thank you for sharing. I have no comments or concerns about this study, this is typically what you would see in mice with other types of vaccines as well, and it makes sense that mRNA is present in other sites as well, including placenta, etc. As a side note, I was part of the deliberation with CDC (ACIP/ACOG) that led to the permissive recommendation in pregnancy, and the assumptions from the authors below are very incorrect:
Assumption that all of mRNA-LNP degraded at injection site
Balancing perhaps differential risk/benefit ratio for maternal health vs fetal health
The SMEs on that call (especially obgyns) were aware that mRNA might reach the fetus. The only discussion was around the possibility of that mRNA to integrate into the nuclear DNA. And the second main concern was the fever caused by the vaccine, especially during the first trimester, but they went around that by recommending the administration of acetaminophen after vaccination. Needless to say both mom and baby’s health are important.
CDC recently provided a nice overview of the over 30,000 pregnant women who have been vaccinated so far, with more than 200 deliveries with no safety concerns. All vaccines administered to pregnant women historically have been found safe for mother and baby, so when we recently discussed pregnancy and the J&J vaccine, there was no concern, they recommended its use also unanimously.
Let me know if you would like us (Emily, myself) to get a second opinion from the obgyns in the special populations working group (mainly Rich Beigi and Flor Muñoz)
Thanks!
Karin.
Karin Bok, MS, PhD
Senior Advisor, Vaccine Development
Office of the Director, Vaccine Research Center National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases National Institutes of Health
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@nih.gov Rand Paul
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Karin Bok· FW: -Tuesday, March 2, 2021 8:51 AM
Correspondents named on this day4
Matched by surname against the 108 correspondents in the release, so a common name may match more than the person intended. See the whole of 2021 as a calendar.