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Newspaper Page TextA5 THE ASTORIAN • THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2020 US outlines plan for virus vaccines By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR and MATTHEW PERRONE Associated Press WASHINGTON — The government out- lined a sweeping plan Wednesday to make vac- cines for the coronavirus available for free to all Americans, assuming a safe and effective shot is developed, even as top health ofﬁ cials faced questions about political interference with virus information reaching the public. In a report to Congress and an accompany- ing “playbook” for states and localities, federal health agencies and the Defense Department sketched out complex plans for a vaccination campaign to begin gradually in January or even late this year, eventually ramping up to reach any American who wants a shot. The Pentagon would be involved with the distribution of vac- cines, but civilian health workers would be the ones giving shots. But the whole enterprise is facing public skepticism. Only about half of Americans said they’d get vaccinated in an Associated Press- NORC poll taken in May. Centers for Disease Control and Preven- tion Director Dr. Robert Redﬁ eld discussed the plan before Senate lawmakers Wednes- day amid concerns that his agency had been pushed to revise several scientiﬁ c assessments of the virus by appointees of President Donald Trump. Redﬁ eld told members of the Senate’s Appropriations Committee that the “scientiﬁ c integrity” of the CDC’s output “has not been compromised and it will not be compromised under my watch.” Last week, news outlets reported that Michael Caputo, a Department of Health and Human Services political appointee, tried to gain editorial control over CDC’s ﬂ agship weekly scientiﬁ c report. In a separate online video last week, Caputo reportedly accused CDC scientists of conspiring against Trump’s reelection. HHS said in a statement Wednesday that Caputo is taking a leave of absence to spend time “to focus on his health and the well-being of his family.” “It deeply saddens me that those false accu- sations were made,” Redﬁ eld told Senate lawmakers. Sen. Patty Murray of Washington state, the committee’s top Democrat, said political inter- ference had damaged public trust in the gov- ernment’s health information. “The Trump administration needs to leave the science to the scientists immediately,” Mur- ray said. As for the planned vaccine campaign, the CDC playbook for states says it is “much larger in scope and complexity than seasonal inﬂ u- enza or other previous outbreak-related vacci- nation responses.” Redﬁ eld said the his agency will be working with state health ofﬁ cials to execute the vaccination plan in coming days. Although Trump asserted Tuesday in an ABC News town hall that a vaccine could be three to four weeks away, ofﬁ cials made it clear to reporters on a call Wednesday that widespread availability would take months. Among the highlights of the plan: — For most vaccines, people will need two doses, 21 to 28 days apart. Double-dose vac- cines will have to come from the same drug- maker. There could be several vaccines from different manufacturers approved and available. — Vaccination of the U.S. population won’t be a sprint but a marathon. Initially there may be a limited supply of vaccines, and the focus will be on protecting health workers, other essential employees and people in vulnera- ble groups. “Early in (the) COVID-19 vacci- nation program there may be a limited supply of vaccine and vaccine efforts may focus on those critical to the response, providing direct care and maintaining societal functions, as well as those at highest risk for developing severe illness,” Redﬁ eld said. A second and third phase would expand vaccination to the entire population. — The vaccine itself will be free of charge, thanks to billions of dollars in taxpayer fund- ing approved by Congress and allocated by the Trump administration. The goal is that patients won’t be separately charged for administration of their shots, and ofﬁ cials say they are work- ing to ensure that’s the case for all Medicare recipients and uninsured people as well those covered by insurance at their jobs. Smoke from wildlﬁ res lingers near Freres Lumber Co. in Lyons. Logging sees major damage from wildﬁ res By GEORGE PLAVEN Capital Press Oregon’s timber industry has sustained an enormous setback as massive wildﬁ res con- tinue to ravage forests across the state. While the full scale of destruction is still coming into focus, groups representing log- gers and wood products manufacturers say losses will total in the hundreds of millions of dollars, including charred timberland that will take decades to replant and regrow once the ﬁ res are extinguished. Kyle Williams, director of forest protection for the Oregon Forest and Industries Council, said he is working with members to determine the extent of the damage. For some landown- ers, he said entire plantations have perhaps gone up in ﬂ ames. “It’s cataclysmic to consider,” Williams said. “You’re starting over, effectively.” According to statistics from the council , Oregon has nearly 30 million acres of forest- land statewide. Of that total, 60% is federally owned, and about 10.1 million acres, or 34%, is private. Yet private forestland accounts for more than three-quarters of the total annual timber harvest. Wildﬁ res have burned more than 1 million acres across Oregon so far this year . Jim Gers- bach, a spokesman for the Oregon Depart- ment of Forestry, said the agency does not know how much of that is privately managed timber. “Obviously, it’s a big number,” Gersbach said. Privately managed timberland typically runs on a 50-year life cycle from planting to harvest, Williams said. That means it will take about that long for the ﬁ re-impacted forests to start feeding logs once again to local sawmills. “With the size of the footprints that some of these ﬁ res are having, we’re going to see some of these mills struggling to stay supplied for the next 40 years,” Williams said. Rex Storm, executive vice president of the Associated Oregon Loggers, said his group is also in the midst of surveying ﬁ re damage. He estimates about 100 vehicles and heavy machines may have been left to burn on var- ious job sites as the ﬁ res spread out of con- trol. They include logging trucks, harvesters and bulldozers. Just one of those rigs might cost anywhere from $200,000 up to $1.5 million, Storm said. That’s on top of the already-harvested timber that was also left to burn. “There’s been a signiﬁ cant amount of tech- nology and equipment burned,” Storm said. “Some of these machines, it takes two days to move them. You don’t bring it home every night.” In the heavily wooded Santiam Canyon east of Salem, the Beachie Creek and Lion- shead ﬁ res had burned a combined 356,471 acres as of Monday, fanned by high winds and dangerous weather conditions the previ- ous week. Rob Freres, president of Freres Lumber Co. in Lyons, said all of the company’s 415 employees are safe, though some of them did lose their homes in the blazes that devas- tated nearby communities including Detroit, Mehama and Mill City. SEVENDAY FORECAST FOR ASTORIA TODAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY MONDAY OBITUARIES John Braid Ten Eyck Beaverton March 20, 1931 — Sept. 12, 2020 John Braid Ten Eyck was born March He and Frances raised their three daugh- 20, 1931, in Freeport, Illinois, and died Sept. ters and were front row to countless sports, 12, 2020, in Beaverton, Oregon, of compli- music and equestrian events. John and Frances relocated to cations from dementia and the Astoria, Oregon, in 1991 to be coronavirus . closer to family. He was raised by parents Wal- Wince-worthy puns, word ori- ton Bonnell and Barbara Braid Ten gins, history, opera, gardening, Eyck in Greenwich, Connecticut. ice cream and skiing fresh powder He attended Loomis prep school were among John’s favorite things. in Windsor, Connecticut, and stud- He was ever curious and learning. ied architecture at the Massachu- He is survived by his daugh- setts Institute of Technology in ters, Julia Ten Eyck, of San Fran- Boston, Massachusetts, interrupt- cisco, California, Elizabeth Ten ing his schooling to enlist in the John Ten Eyck Eyck Knutsen (Bob), of Warren- U.S. Air Force. ton, Oregon, and Katherine Ten He served in Korea as a ﬁ ghter pilot with the 58th ﬁ ghter bomber group, Eyck, of Astoria, Oregon; his grandsons, where he ﬂ ew the F-84 Thunderjet. He com- John, Ross (Sarah) and Erik (Lauren) Knut- pleted his undergraduate degree at MIT in sen and Russell Wille Ten Eyck, and grand- daughter Tatiana Urriaga-Ten Eyck; and two 1954. John married Frances Raap in Miami, great-grandsons. He was preceded in death by his wife, Florida, in 1952. They moved with the Air Force for a few years before settling in Col- Frances, in 2003, and his sister, Carol orado Springs, Colorado, where John began McGrath. The family thanks the wonderful staff and his architecture career with the ﬁ rm Lusk and Wallace. His design and construction career nurses at Maryville in Beaverton, Oregon, for their devoted care. spanned over 55 years. A private memorial will be held at a later Capt. Ten Eyck was a ﬂ ight instructor in Colorado Springs for 10 years as part of his date. In lieu of ﬂ owers, please donate to the military service. He was involved in numer- ous civic organizations throughout his life. Alzheimer’s Association. “Your mission is complete; well done, sir, For several years he owned The Beefeaters and welcome home.” restaurant in Colorado Springs. Samuel J. Sadler Hammond Sept. 22, 2000 — Sept. 4, 2020 It is with profound anguish and eternal If ever there was an example of pure love that the family of Samuel J. Sadler innocence, unfettered with the weight of announce his sudden and unexpected the world, Samuel was the embodiment of death on Sept. 4, 2020, in Ham- this. He lived his short life joy- mond, Oregon, at the age of 19. ously. Though never capable of Samuel will be lovingly verbally speaking, Samuel com- remembered by his family, municated through the language including his mother, Jenni- of kindness and love to all whom fer Sadler; father, Sam Sadler; he encountered. No one ever sister, Amanda Sadler; mater- needed a translator to “hear” nal grandmother, Lois Nava, what Samuel was “saying” to them with a hug and a smile. and maternal grandfather, Andy The family wishes to send a Nava. special thanks to his extended Samuel was preceded in Samuel Sadler “family” at the Warrenton Grade death by his paternal grand- School and the life skills class at mother, Barbara Sadler; paternal grandfather, Jack Sadler; and his uncle, Astoria High School, who cared and loved him as their own. Jim Sadler. In lieu of ﬂ owers, memorial donations Samuel was born Sept. 22, 2000, to Jennifer and Sam Sadler in Salem, Ore- may be made in Samuel J. Sadler’s honor gon. He moved with his family to the to Shriners Hospitals for Children, 2900 North Coast of Oregon in 2005, settling in Rocky Point Drive, Tampa, FL., 33607 or donate.lovetotherescue.org Hammond, Oregon. CLATSOP POWER EQUIPMENT , INC. SALES • SERVICE • RENTALS 34912 HWY 101 BUS • ASTORIA 503-325-0792 • 1-800-220-0792 TUESDAY WEDNESDAY REGIONAL FORECAST Shown is today’s weather. Temperatures are today’s highs and tonight’s lows. Seattle 65 55 Rain, a thunderstorm 64 55 66 54 A couple of showers Partly sunny 66 51 67 49 67 51 68 53 A shower possible Showers possible Clouds yielding Mainly cloudy to sun Aberdeen Olympia 68/57 74/58 Wenatchee Tacoma Moses Lake 74/55 ALMANAC UNDER THE SKY TODAY'S TIDES Astoria through Tuesday Tonight’s Sky: Emerging from the eastern horizon is Aries, the ram. Astoria / Port Docks Temperatures High/low ................................ 70/59 Normal high/low .................. 68/50 Record high .................. 83 in 1919 Record low .................... 38 in 1969 Precipitation Tuesday ................................... 0.34” Month to date ........................ 0.45” Normal month to date ......... 0.91” Year to date .......................... 39.41” Normal year to date ........... 39.26” Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2020 Time High (ft.) Time Low (ft.) 1:23 a.m. 2:10 p.m. 8.3 8:04 a.m. -1.1 7.8 8:20 p.m. 0.1 Cape Disappointment 12:57 a.m. 8.3 7:09 a.m. -1.1 1:44 p.m. 7.9 7:25 p.m. 0.2 Source: Jim Todd, OMSI Hammond SUN AND MOON Sunrise today .................. 6:57 a.m. Sunset tonight ............... 7:22 p.m. Moonrise today .............. 6:59 a.m. Moonset today .............. 8:01 p.m. New First Full Last 1:08 a.m. 1:56 p.m. Warrenton 1:18 a.m. 2:05 p.m. Knappa 2:00 a.m. 2:47 p.m. Depoe Bay Sep 17 Sep 23 Oct 1 Oct 9 8.7 7:30 a.m. -1.3 8.1 7:47 p.m. 0.0 8.7 7:48 a.m. -1.0 8.3 8:04 p.m. 0.2 8.5 9:05 a.m. -0.9 8.1 9:21 p.m. 0.1 12:08 a.m. 8.8 6:37 a.m. -1.1 12:57 p.m. 8.3 6:54 p.m. 0.4 City Atlanta Boston Chicago Dallas Denver Honolulu Houston Los Angeles Miami New York City Phoenix San Francisco Wash., DC Fri. Hi/Lo/W 75/68/r 79/55/pc 67/52/pc 86/68/t 88/56/s 89/75/pc 90/73/t 90/68/pc 90/78/pc 79/58/pc 109/81/s 73/61/pc 78/63/c 78/64/c 62/49/c 62/50/pc 86/62/pc 89/60/pc 89/77/s 88/69/t 91/67/pc 90/78/pc 68/52/c 106/80/s 72/59/pc 72/53/pc Weather (W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain, sf-snow ﬂ urries, sn-snow, i-ice. 91/58 Hermiston The Dalles 86/61 Enterprise Pendleton 89/48 85/60 83/61 La Grande 90/50 78/56 NATIONAL CITIES Today Hi/Lo/W 89/53 Kennewick Walla Walla 85/60 Lewiston 89/61 73/57 Salem Pullman 86/55 Longview 65/55 Portland 74/61 89/57 Yakima 89/57 74/56 Astoria Spokane 87/60 Corvallis 72/52 Albany 75/56 John Day Eugene Bend 70/56 78/50 91/55 Ontario 91/53 Caldwell Burns 90/39 93/53 Medford 74/56 Klamath Falls 76/44 City Baker City Brookings Ilwaco Newberg Newport Today Hi/Lo/W 91/45/pc 65/56/pc 64/55/t 76/56/t 61/52/c Fri. Hi/Lo/W 79/46/pc 63/54/sh 63/56/c 69/54/sh 60/52/c City North Bend Roseburg Seaside Springﬁ eld Vancouver Today Hi/Lo/W 65/54/pc 70/57/sh 65/55/r 69/57/t 75/59/t Fri. Hi/Lo/W 65/55/sh 78/50/sh 65/54/c 75/47/sh 70/57/sh