Subject: Thank you Georgia!!
From: "Nasrullah, Muazzam (CDC/DDID/NCHHSTP/DVH)" <[email-masked]>
To: Tamar Gabunia <[email-masked]>, Ekaterine Adamia <[email-masked]>, "Gamkrelidze, Amiran (CDC ncdc.ge)" <[email-masked]>, amiran gamkrelidze <[email-masked]>, Tengiz Tsertsvadze <[email-masked]>, Maia Butsashvili <[email-masked]>, George Kamkamidze Neolab <[email-masked]>, duda <[email-masked]>, Tatia Kuchuloria <[email-masked]>, Lia Gvinjilia <[email-masked]>, "Irine Tskhomelidze ([email-masked])" <[email-masked]>, Maia Tsereteli <[email-masked]>, Nikoloz Chkhartishvili <
Cc: "[email-masked]" <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 11 Sep 2020 03:58:57 +0000

Dear all,

I hope you are well. You may have already known by now that I am leaving CDC. I have been offered a position of
“Global Director Medical Affairs—Infectious Diseases” at Merck pharmaceuticals. I will be working on the development of SARS-CoV2 (COVID-19) vaccine along with different teams. This will be a challenging task but perhaps a good opportunity, and if successful,
will have a huge impact worldwide. While I am transitioning to my new role, I want to personally thank you for our work together and excellent collaboration. It’s my honor to work with you all, and specifically to be associated with the “World’s First HCV
Elimination Program.” Under the leadership of Ministry of Health, NCDC and key clinicians from the four major

infectious diseases hospitals, I am sure you will soon eliminate HCV from the country. I have made many friends, and am hopeful that our paths would cross again soon. I would love to stay in touch, and keep you posted on my progress. I
am sharing with you my personal email
[email-masked] & mobile 678 471 0300, which perhaps is a better way to stay connected as these are unlikely to change as we all move ahead in our careers.

Best regards,

Muazzam

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Muazzam Nasrullah,
MD, MPH, PhD

Global Health Unit | Office of the Director

Division of Viral Hepatitis

National Center for HIV, Hepatitis, STD & TB Prevention

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

1600 Clifton Road, Mailstop US12-3, Atlanta, GA 30329

Office: +1 404 639 3271; Fax: +1 404 718 8588

Email: [email-masked]

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