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Harris will lead immigration response North Korea ramps up missile
Associated Press
President Joe Biden has tapped Vice
President Kamala Harris to lead the White
House effort to tackle the migration chal-
lenge at the U.S. southern border.
Biden made the announcement as he
and Harris met at the White House on
Wednesday with Health and Human Ser-
vices Secretary Xavier Becerra, Homeland
Security Secretary Alejandra Mayorkas
and other immigration advisers to discuss
COCC
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“When I asked the college
campus to do that, it’s also my
responsibility to do that within
my team and say, where can we
find inefficiencies?” she said.
“Where can we re-distribute du-
ties in a way that makes sense?”
According to an email Ches-
ley sent to COCC staff Jan.
12, she said the college initially
planned to eliminate McCoy’s
position in December. How-
ever, a second email from
Chesley, dated March 17, said
McCoy’s last day would actu-
ally be that day.
When asked about this
abrupt change, Chesley said
Oregon
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Oregon received over 34,000
doses earlier this month and
counted on the one-shot inoc-
ulations to rapidly increase the
number of people in the state
who are considered vaccinated.
Oregon continues to receive
about 200,000 doses per week
of the Moderna and Pfizer vac-
cines, which require two shots
spaced about a month apart.
The dependence on the two-
shot regimen means the state
has actually fully vaccinated
just over 500,000 people.
That is the number of res-
idents who will be newly el-
igible on March 29. Another
more than half million people
— including front-line and es-
sential workers — are eligible
April 19. The remainder of the
population can seek shots as of
May 1.
Allen said dates when newly
eligible groups start seeking
vaccinations create “pinch
points” where demand out-
strips supply.
“We heavily depend on there
being Johnson & Johnson in
the state,” Allen said.
The presence of the “L.A.
Variant,” known to scientists as
B.1.429, has been increasingly
detected in wastewater samples
statewide in recent months. It
has been found in about 20%
of wastewater samples taken
around the state, but has not
shown up in positive tests in
people as yet.
Allen said the variant is es-
timated to be 20% more trans-
missible than the original
COVID-19 virus.
The variant can also have
a “moderate impact” on vac-
cines and “significant impact”
on some treatments for peo-
ple who become infected with
COVID-19, Allen said. Exist-
ing vaccines are projected to be
effective at preventing severe
illness or death from the vari-
ants.
Moderna and other com-
panies are already working
to fight the variants through
small changes in the composi-
tion of vaccines or increasing
the amount given as a booster.
Allen said public health offi-
cials in California reported de-
clining infection rates despite
the presence of the variant. The
officials say it’s likely due to so-
cial distancing, mask wearing,
hygiene and other preventative
measures.
“The same tools we use
without variants are the same
ones that work with variants,”
Allen said.
Allen confirmed that the Or-
egon Health Authority vacci-
nation notification center that
handles the three-county area
around Portland had errone-
ously sent messages to 11,000
ineligible people that it was
their turn to come to the mass
vaccination facility at the Ore-
gon Convention Center.
The people contacted are in
the group that isn’t supposed to
be able to sign up for vaccina-
tions until April 19. Allen said
the invitations will be honored,
and OHA will have to revise its
the increase in migrants, including many
unaccompanied minors, arriving at the
border in recent weeks.
Biden is hoping to show Americans he’s
taking the border situation seriously after
facing stiff criticism from Republicans as the
flow of migrants has increased since he took
office in January. The growing humanitarian
and political challenge at the U.S.-Mexico
border threatens to overshadow the admin-
istration’s ambitious legislative agenda.
Harris is tasked with overseeing dip-
lomatic efforts to deal with issues spur-
ring migration in the Northern Triangle
countries of El Salvador, Guatemala and
Honduras, as well as pressing them to
strengthen enforcement on their own bor-
ders, administration officials said. More
broadly, though, she’s tasked with imple-
menting a long-term strategy that gets at
the root causes of migration from those
countries.
“Having a position whose unadulterated
focus is on meeting the needs of our outlying
communities is an important strategic decision.”
— Laurie Chesley, COCC president
she wanted to get a head start
on tinkering with COCC’s ad-
ministrative department.
“It was a desire to speed up
the timeline so we could start
moving faster with some of our
reorganization plans,” she told
The Bulletin.
The elimination of McCoy’s
position has no connection
with COCC beginning an in-
dependent investigation into
its Public Safety Department
starting March 9, Chesley said.
“This was a long time in the
making, and a result of lengthy
discussions that have noth-
ing to do with campus public
safety,” Chesley said.
Chesley emphasized that
McCoy did nothing to cause
the termination of his position.
During his 23 years at the col-
lege, McCoy helped lead mul-
tiple bond campaigns, helped
establish COCC’s three branch
campuses, and more.
“I recognize … the many
For U.S., spring break poses big risks
White House officials expressed optimism Wednesday about the
pace of COVID-19 vaccinations while also voicing worries that party-
ing on spring break at sunny tourist destinations could fuel outbreaks.
The level of daily new infections hovers around 55,000, according
to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, far below the win-
ter surge but still too high to resume regular life.
CDC Director Rochelle Walensky said the agency is monitoring the
potential impact of spring break trips and stressed “hanging in there”
for a few more weeks. Walensky said that while 24% of the population
has received one dose and 13% of the population is fully vaccinated,
it will require another couple of months to approach herd immunity
where the spread of COVID-19 is limited.
— Bulletin wire reports
plans, but that no additional
vaccine would be sent to the
center because of the mishap.
Allen said OHA was cur-
rently on track to meet a goal
of having 75% of all those age
65 and older vaccinated by
April 1. He said the lack of an
influx of Johnson & Johnson
vaccine could make that goal
more difficult. He also pointed
to southwestern Oregon and
contributions that Matt has
made for the college over the
years, and they are significant
and substantial,” Chesley said.
“The board and the college and
I are grateful for those.”
Erica Skatvold, chair of the
COCC board of directors, said
she and the rest of the board
respect Chesley’s decision to
terminate McCoy’s position.
“We all really like Matt, and
it’s hard when you eliminate a
position like that,” she said. “But
we support (Chesley), and we’re
excited about ... bringing more
services to our other campuses.”
McCoy could not be reached
for comment.
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areas of the state where vac-
cination of seniors is lagging.
OHA wants to make sure the
issue is not access to vaccine.
But Allen said reports from the
field also showed the area had
a higher percentage of seniors
who did not want to be vacci-
nated.
“There’s probably a ceiling
on seniors” seeking inoculation
in some counties, Allen said.
Allen said OHA was keeping
its eye on the average number
of cases per week. He had told
the committee the prior week
that there is some concern that
the long decline since January
has plateaued and may even
go up.
“If it does go up, it will be
slight,” Allen said.
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North Korea fired its first
ballistic missiles in a year, Ja-
pan said, providing an early
test for President Joe Biden as
he forms his Korea policy.
Japanese Prime Minister
Yoshihide Suga said North
Korea fired two ballistic mis-
siles early Thursday in breach
of United Nations resolu-
tions, according to remarks
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caster NHK. South Korea’s
Joint Chiefs of Staff sepa-
rately said North Korea fired
two projectiles from a prov-
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waters between the Korean
Peninsula and Japan.
“These missile launches,
the first in roughly a year,
pose a threat to the peace and
security of our country and
the region,” Suga said.
The White House didn’t
immediately reply to a re-
quest for comment.
Details of the type of missile
have yet to be released. Since
2019, North Korea has exten-
sively tested short-range bal-
listic missiles capable of car-
rying a nuclear warhead and
striking all of South Korea,
where about 28,500 U.S. mili-
tary personnel are stationed.
The first North Korean
ballistic-missile launch since
Biden took office serves as
a reminder that Kim Jong
Un’s nuclear arsenal remains
among the U.S.’s biggest for-
eign policy challenges despite
former President Donald
Trump’s unprecedented face-
to-face summits with the
North Korean leader.
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