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Gov. Kate Brown Reversed Herself Twice Last Week on the Date Elderly Oregonians Could Get the Coronavirus Vaccine Brown’s double reversal shows the immense pressure the governor faces to return life to normal from COVID-19 as soon as possible especially in the classroom. Vaccinations in Portland. (Motoya Nakamura / Multnomah County) Updated January 20 On Jan. 15, Gov. Kate Brown took a parting shot at the outgoing Trump administration: She blamed a decision to move up COVID-19 vaccines for elderly Oregonians and then move them back again on the federal government s failure to deliver promised vaccine reserves.