Federal officials told Brown and Oregon Health Director Pat Allen that there had been a miscommunication.
Actually, no additional vaccine at all would be on its way. I thought I was losing my mind, Allen said, I went back and reviewed the actual C-SPAN video of Secretary Azar, and the words he used were releasing the entire supply. He talked about physical inventory. It was incredibly clear.
In response, Brown on Jan. 15 said the state would have to revise its priority list for the second time in one week.
The new rollout also underlined an already controversial decision by the governor to place teachers and staff above the elderly on the priority list.
Federal officials told Brown and Oregon Health Director Pat Allen that there had been a miscommunication.
Actually, no additional vaccine at all would be on its way. I thought I was losing my mind, Allen said, I went back and reviewed the actual C-SPAN video of Secretary Azar, and the words he used were releasing the entire supply. He talked about physical inventory. It was incredibly clear.
In response, Brown on Jan. 15 said the state would have to revise its priority list for the second time in one week.
The new rollout also underlined an already controversial decision by the governor to place teachers and staff above the elderly on the priority list.