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| https://sablan.house.gov/getting-vaccine-quickly-islands | Getting vaccine quickly to the islands | 2020-11-09 | 2020 | 2020-11 | Democrat | Senate | MP | Gregorio Sablan | S001177 | sablan.house.gov | legacy | Getting vaccine quickly to the islands Nov 8, 2020 A regional approach could be the best way to distribute a COVID-19 vaccine in the Pacific, building on the proven success of the Pacific Island Health Officers' Association in getting testing and personal protective equipment distributed to the Marianas, Guam, American Samoa, Federated States of Micronesia, Republic of the Marshall Islands, and Republic of Palau. But, today, the federal Centers for Disease Control released vaccine distribution plan summaries for each state and insular area, making it clear a regional approach is not even being considered. I have already obtained the backing of American Samoa Delegate Amata Radewagen (R), Natural Resources Committee Chair Raul Grijalva (D-AZ), and Democratic Representatives Barbara Lee, Judy Chu, and Ami Bera of California for my letter to CDC Director Dr. Robert Redfield, urging he think again. With relatively small populations, separated by great distance, and given the need to keep vaccines at very low temperatures, a go-it-alone approach for each insular area will not get the most people vaccinated in the shortest time, which should be our goal. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |