Friday, September 9, 2022

United States • Total Cases: 94,888,931 7-Day average: 70,488 (-18.8%) • Total Deaths: 1,043,921 7-Day average: 314 (-28.1%) • Total new hospital admissions: 5,267,624 7-Day average 4,620 (-10.5%) Worldwide [Source: WHO] - most recent day • Total Cases: 603,711,760 (472,582 new) • Total Deaths: 6,484,136 (1,277 new) MPX cases continue to come down globally and in USA (see graph below). We are having trouble getting supplemental funding from Congress to vaccinate a wider group of moderate risk people suchas commercial sex workers, prisoners, trans people, etc. I have been pushing for elimination of MPX with wider vaccination and ring approach as opposed to elimination. Had a wonderful evening last night going with Chris to a concert by Dionne Warwick at the Warner Theater in DC. Met her after in her dressing room. Lovely woman. Marc Siegel wrote a very nice piece in USA Today about me: Dr. Anthony Fauci knows he's made 'a lot of enemies.' Here's what I know about him. He is a great resource within the medical world. Why has he become such a polarizing figure during the COVID-19 pandemic? Dr. Marc Siegel Opinion columnist Had a wonderful evening at the Library of Congress at a function sponsored by Catherine and Wayne Reynolds. The featured people at the dinner who were Jimmy Page (Creator and lead guitarist of Led Zeppelin) and his wife poet Scarlett Sabet who sat at my table. Jimmy and Scarlett were absolutely wonderful and people and creative artists. Jimmy now collaborates with Scarlet on making albums of her recited poems.

4:59pm Sept.12, 2022 Covid cases continue to decline: