Communications between the CDC and Montefiore Medical Center (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
| Tracking # |
21-01758-FOIA |
| Multi Request | Communications between the CDC and Montefiore Medical Center |
| Submitted | Aug. 6, 2021 |
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Communications
From: Indigo
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:
A) All emails sent between January 1, 2020 and August 5, 2021 by officials of your agency/ institute to any Montefiore Leadership containing the following keywords (case insensitive): "vaccine" | "vaccines" | "vaccinate" | "vaccination" | "vaccinated" | "vaccinations" | "vax" | "vaxxed"
B) All emails sent between January 1, 2020 and August 5, 2021 by officials of your agency/ institute to any Montefiore Leadership containing the following keywords (case insensitive): "moderna" | "modernatx" | "pfizer" | "astrazeneca" | "johnson & johnson" | "j&j" | "jnj" | "biontech"
C) All emails sent between January 1, 2020 and August 5, 2021 by officials of your agency/ institute to any Montefiore Leadership containing the following keywords (case insensitive): "powell"
D) All emails sent between January 1, 2020 and August 5, 2021 by Anthony Fauci (Director of NIAID) to any Montefiore Leadership
E) All emails sent between January 1, 2020 and August 5, 2021 by Anthony Fauci (Director of NIAID) to an AECOM or MMC email address (i.e. email addresses containing the following in their domains: "einsteinmed.org" | "einstein.yu.edu" | "montefiore.org")
F) All emails sent between January 1, 2020 and August 5, 2021 by officials of your agency/ institute to Gordon Tomaselli (Chief Academic Officer at Montefiore Medicine)
G) All emails sent between January 1, 2020 and August 5, 2021 by officials of your agency/ institute to Harris Goldstein (Associate Dean for Scientific Resources at AECOM)
DEFINITIONS:
* "Montefiore Leadership" includes Philip O. Ozuah (CEO), Colleen M. Blye (CFO), Gordon Tomaselli (CAO), Susan Green-Lorenzen (COO), Christopher S. Panczner (CLO), Andrew D. Racine (CMO), Sarah Berlenbach, Rick Chandler, Marcos A. Crespo, Joseph D'Amico (CSO), Kathleen Kearns (CPO), Gloria Kenny (CHRO), Edward Pfleging, Stephen Rosenthal, Peter P. Semczuk, Joe Somonese, Jack Wolf, Harris Goldstein, Rick Kitsis and Thomas Rohan. For clarification, many of their profiles are listed on Montefiore Medical Center's website here: https://www.montefiore.org/about-leadership
* "MMC" refers to Montefiore Medical Center, Montefiore Health System and its subsidiaries. For clarification, their website is https://www.montefiore.org/
* "AECOM" refers to Albert Einstein College of Medicine. For clarification, their website is https://einsteinmed.org/
GUIDELINES:
* Include all attachments and images attached after the body of the email containing the attachment
* Include the names of all To/CC/BCC
* Return each lettered request above in separate electronic documents
* Organize each document first by name of sender, then by date sent from earliest to latest (e.g. all emails from "Jane Doe" in date order followed by all emails from "John Smith" in date order and so on)
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.
In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 20 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Indigo
From: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Dear Indigo Indigo,
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Regards,
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention / Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
From: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Dear Indigo,Indigo,
The status of your FOIA request #21-01758-FOIA has been updated to the following status 'Received'. To log into the CDC FOIA Public Access Link click on the Application URL below.
https://foia.cdc.gov/
Sincerely,
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention / Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
From: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Dear Indigo Indigo,
Case Number 21-01758-FOIA has been assigned to the request you submitted. In all future correspondence regarding this request please reference case number 21-01758-FOIA.
Regards,
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention / Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
From: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
August 10, 2021
Request Number: 21-01758-FOIA
Dear Mr. Indigo: This is regarding your Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request of August 9, 2021, assigned #21-01758-FOIA.
Please see the attached letter.
Sincerely,
Leigh Davidi
CDC/ATSDR FOIA Office
770-488-6298
From: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
August 10, 2021
Request Number: 21-01758-FOIA
Dear Mr. Indigo: This is regarding your Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request of August 9, 2021, assigned #21-01758-FOIA.
Please see the attached letter.
Sincerely,
Leigh Davidi
CDC/ATSDR FOIA Office
770-488-6298
From: Indigo
Good afternoon,
For the purposes of narrowing scope, I'd like to amend my requests thusly:
A) All emails sent between January 1, 2020 and August 5, 2021 by Specified Officials to any Montefiore Leadership containing the following keywords (case insensitive): "vaccine" | "vaccines" | "vaccinate" | "vaccination" | "vaccinated" | "vaccinations" | "vax" | "vaxxed"
B) All emails sent between January 1, 2020 and August 5, 2021 by Specified Officials to any Montefiore Leadership containing the following keywords (case insensitive): "moderna" | "modernatx" | "pfizer" | "astrazeneca" | "johnson & johnson" | "j&j" | "jnj" | "biontech"
C) All emails sent between January 1, 2020 and August 5, 2021 by Specified Officials to any Montefiore Leadership containing the following keywords (case insensitive): "powell"
F) All emails sent between January 1, 2020 and August 5, 2021 by Specified Officials to Gordon Tomaselli (Chief Academic Officer at Montefiore Medicine)
G) All emails sent between January 1, 2020 and August 5, 2021 by Specified Officials to Harris Goldstein (Associate Dean for Scientific Resources at AECOM)
DEFINITIONS:
"Specified Officials" includes Mark W. Tenforde, Joanne Cono, Kiana Morris, Sherri A. Berger, Rebecca Bunnell, Rochelle P. Walensky, Debra Houry, Mitchell Wolfe, Abbigail Tumpey, Robin M. Ikeda, Daniel Jernigan, Jay C. Butler, Sam Posner
In addition, I am withdrawing requests D and E.
For the purposes of assisting your search, but not limiting it, Montefiore Leadership domains can be: "einsteinmed.org," "einstein.yu.edu," or "montefiore.org"
Given the subject matter being requested, this request is clearly in the public interest and will likely to contribute significantly to public understanding of the operations or activities of the government; additionally, as stated in the initial request, "the requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes." I respectfully request any fees be waived in accordance with what is outlined here: https://foia.state.gov/Request/Fees.aspx
Thank you for your assistance,
Indigo
From: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
August 13, 2021
Request Number: 21-01758-FOIA
Dear Mr. Indigo: This is regarding your Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request of August 9, 2021, assigned #21-01758-FOIA.
Please see the attached letter.
Sincerely,
Leigh Davidi
CDC/ATSDR FOIA Office
770-488-6298
From: Indigo
Good morning,
I will not be appealing your assessment of the requestor category. I amend my request to have a fee limit congruent with two hours of free search. No duplication should be necessary for this request as it is to be delivered electronically.
Thank you,
Indigo
From: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Thank you, Mr. Indigo.
Attached is your message to us regarding your request dated September 9, 2021.
Kind regards,
Leigh
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21-01758 Final Revised Scope
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Aug. 9, 2021. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #21-01758-FOIA.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
December 15, 2021
Request Number: 21-01758-FOIA
Dear Mr. Indigo: This is regarding your Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request of August 9, 2021, for
To Whom It May Concern:Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:A) All emails sent between January 1, 2020 and August 5, 2021 by officials of your agency/ institute to any Montefiore Leadership containing the following keywords (case insensitive): "vaccine" | "vaccines" | "vaccinate" | "vaccination" | "vaccinated" | "vaccinations" | "vax" | "vaxxed"
B) All emails sent between January 1, 2020 and August 5, 2021 by officials of your agency/ institute to any Montefiore Leadership containing the following keywords (case insensitive): "moderna" | "modernatx" | "pfizer" | "astrazeneca" | "johnson & johnson" | "j&j" | "jnj" | "biontech"
C) All emails sent between January 1, 2020 and August 5, 2021 by officials of your agency/ institute to any Montefiore Leadership containing the following keywords (case insensitive): "powell"
D) All emails sent between January 1, 2020 and August 5, 2021 by Anthony Fauci (Director of NIAID) to any Montefiore Leadership
E) All emails sent between January 1, 2020 and August 5, 2021 by Anthony Fauci (Director of NIAID) to an AECOM or MMC email address (i.e. email addresses containing the following in their domains: "einsteinmed.org" | "einstein.yu.edu" | "montefiore.org")
F) All emails sent between January 1, 2020 and August 5, 2021 by officials of your agency/ institute to Gordon Tomaselli (Chief Academic Officer at Montefiore Medicine)
G) All emails sent between January 1, 2020 and August 5, 2021 by officials of your agency/ institute to Harris Goldstein (Associate Dean for Scientific Resources at AECOM)
DEFINITIONS:* "Montefiore Leadership" includes Philip O. Ozuah (CEO), Colleen M. Blye (CFO), Gordon Tomaselli (CAO), Susan Green-Lorenzen (COO), Christopher S. Panczner (CLO), Andrew D. Racine (CMO), Sarah Berlenbach, Rick Chandler, Marcos A. Crespo, Joseph D'Amico (CSO), Kathleen Kearns (CPO), Gloria Kenny (CHRO), Edward Pfleging, Stephen Rosenthal, Peter P. Semczuk, Joe Somonese, Jack Wolf, Harris Goldstein, Rick Kitsis and Thomas Rohan.
For clarification, many of their profiles are listed on Montefiore Medical Center's website here: https://www.montefiore.org/about-leadership* "MMC" refers to Montefiore Medical Center, Montefiore Health System and its subsidiaries.
For clarification, their website is https://www.montefiore.org/* "AECOM" refers to Albert Einstein College of Medicine. For clarification, their website is https://einsteinmed.org/GUIDELINES:*
Include all attachments and images attached after the body of the email containing the attachment* Include the names of all To/CC/BCC* Return each lettered request above in separate electronic documents* Organize each document first by name of sender, then by date sent from earliest to latest (e.g. all emails from "Jane Doe" in date order followed by all emails from "John Smith" in date order and so on).
Please see the attached letter.
Sincerely,
Leigh Davidi
CDC/ATSDR FOIA Office
770-488-6298
From: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
March 1, 2022
Request Number: 21-01758-FOIA
Dear Indigo Indigo: This is regarding your Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request of August 9, 2021, assigned #21-01758-FOIA.
Please see the attached letter.
Sincerely,
Leigh Davidi
CDC/ATSDR FOIA Office
770-488-6298
From: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
March 17, 2022
Request Number: 21-01758-FOIA
Dear Indigo Indigo: This is regarding your Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request of August 9, 2021, assigned #21-01758-FOIA.
Please see the attached letter.
Sincerely,
Leigh Davidi
CDC/ATSDR FOIA Office
770-488-6298
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I'm following up on the following Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Aug. 9, 2021. You had previously indicated that it would be completed on April 4, 2022. I wanted to check on the status of my request, and to see if there was a new estimated completion date. You had assigned it reference number #21-01758-FOIA.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
June 15, 2022
Request Number: 21-01758-FOIA
Dear Indigo Indigo: This is regarding your Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request of August 9, 2021, assigned #21-01758-FOIA.
Please see the attached letter.
Sincerely,
Leigh Davidi
CDC/ATSDR FOIA Office
770-488-6298
From: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
June 28, 2022
Request Number: 21-01758-FOIA
Dear Indigo Indigo: This is regarding your Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request of August 9, 2021, assigned #21-01758.
Please see the attached letter and records.
Sincerely,
Leigh Davidi
CDC/ATSDR FOIA Office
770-488-6298
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