By Kevin Truong – Assistant Managing Editor, San Francisco Business Times
Lebanese American Dr Bechara Choucair has been tapped as vaccine co-ordinator on US president-elect Joe Biden’s Covid-19 response team. AP
Bechara Choucair, the chief health officer for Oakland-based managed care organization Kaiser Permanente, has been named as the vaccinations coordinator for the incoming administration of President-elect Joe Biden.
In that role Choucair will be responsible for coordinating the timely, safe and equitable delivery of the Covid-19 vaccine, in particular, coordinating with federal agencies and state and local governments.
The job is a full-time White House position that will report to Jeff Zients, Biden’s incoming coronavirus coordinator, according to Politico.
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Crain’s Business Forum: Political savants handicap the city-wide elections
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New York’s next mayor will face a fiscal crisis not seen in 40 years. More than half the city council will turn over due to term limits. A growing progressive political movement has thwarted large projects like the Amazon HQ2 and Industry City’s redevelopment. Join Crain’s New York Business Forum webcast on Dec. 16 when political pundits George Arzt, Monica Klein and Yvette Buckner will discuss how the city’s elections will shape up and the impact on city businesses.
Panelists:
Yvette Buckner, Managing Director, Tusk Strategies
Monica Klein, Founding Partner, Seneca Strategies