(AP) – Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar is condemning the assault on the U.S. Capitol in his formal letter of resignation. Azar says he will resign at noon on Jan. 20, when President-elect Joe Biden is sworn in. Azar wrote in his letter to President Donald Trump, dated Jan. 12: “The attacks on the Capitol were an assault.
1. President-elect Joe Biden on Friday doubled down on his plan to get 100 million COVID-19 vaccine shots to Americans within his first 100 days in office, calling the rollout so far a "dismal failure." So far just 10 million Americans have gotten their first vaccine doses. If necessary, Biden said in a speech he'd invoke the Defense Production Act to ramp up vaccine production. He'd then mobilize the National Guard, FEMA, and public health.
Jan 16, 2021
Governor Kate Brown held a press conference Friday to update Oregonians on the status of COVID-19 vaccinations in Oregon. The Governor was joined by Oregon Health Authority (OHA) Director Patrick Allen, Adjutant General Michael Stencel, and Legacy Health Chief Operating Officer Trent Green. Last week, I directed OHA to speed up our efforts and reach the benchmark of 12,000 vaccinations administered per day, said Governor Brown. On January 8, we hit that mark, and today Oregon added more than 26,000 vaccines administered to our registry. OHA has been working with health care providers, hospitals, pharmacies, local public health partners, and our National Guard to streamline the distribution process and vaccinate Oregonians more quickly.