{"id":157615,"date":"2021-02-21T14:15:46","date_gmt":"2021-02-21T19:15:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=157615"},"modified":"2021-02-21T19:28:40","modified_gmt":"2021-02-22T00:28:40","slug":"ark-gov-calls-on-biden-to-give-greater-control-of-vaccine-to-states","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ark-gov-calls-on-biden-to-give-greater-control-of-vaccine-to-states\/","title":{"rendered":"Ark. Gov. calls on Biden to give greater control of vaccine to states"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fark-gov-calls-on-biden-to-give-greater-control-of-vaccine-to-states%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=157615&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div id=\"attachment_2375819\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2375819\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-2375819 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/dzm0ugdauank9.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/GettyImages-165263163-655x437.jpg\" alt=\"WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 02: Former U.S. Rep. Asa Hutchinson announces the recommendations of the NRA backed National School Shield Program regarding school security during a press conference April 2, 2013 at the National Press Club in Washington, DC. Among other findings, the report recommended training and placing armed personnel in public schools following the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting. (Photo by Win McNamee\/Getty Images)\" width=\"655\" height=\"437\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2375819\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ark. Gov. Asa Hutchinson (R). (Photo by Win McNamee\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5>OAN Newsroom<br \/>UPDATED 4:10 PM PT \u2013 Sunday, February 21, 2021<\/h5>\n<p>Governor Asa Hutchinson (R-Ark.) called on Joe Biden to give greater control of vaccine distribution to states. During an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/videos\/politics\/2021\/02\/21\/sotu-hutchinson-full.cnn\">interview<\/a> on Sunday, Hutchinson said Biden administration officials could do more to improve communication between state and federal officials.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2375820\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2375820\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-2375820 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/dzm0ugdauank9.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/GettyImages-1301799167.jpg\" alt=\"WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 12: President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris meet with governors and mayors, including Governor Asa Hutchinson (R-AR), Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham (D-NM) and Governor Larry Hogan (R-MD), in the Oval Office in Washington, D.C., on Friday, Feb. 12, 2021, to discuss the vital need to pass the American Rescue Plan, which will get more support to their communities and those on the front lines of the fight against COVID-19. (Photo by Pete Marovich-Pool\/Getty Images)\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2375820\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris meet with governors and mayors, including Governor Asa Hutchinson (R-AR), Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham (D-NM) and Governor Larry Hogan (R-MD), in the Oval Office in Washington, D.C., on Friday, Feb. 12, 2021, to discuss the vital need to pass the American Rescue Plan, which will get more support to their communities and those on the front lines of the fight against COVID-19. (Photo by Pete Marovich-Pool\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>This came after the governor, among other officials, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.governor.ny.gov\/sites\/governor.ny.gov\/files\/atoms\/files\/NGAExecutiveCommitteeLettertoPresident.pdf\">wrote a letter<\/a> to Biden that urged the White House to distribute the vaccine to the states as an easier way to coordinate.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2375818\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2375818\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-2375818 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/dzm0ugdauank9.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/LettertoBiden1.jpg\" alt=\"Letter to Joe Biden\" width=\"582\" height=\"742\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2375818\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Letter to Joe Biden<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_2375817\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2375817\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-2375817 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/dzm0ugdauank9.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/LettertoBiden2.jpg\" alt=\"Letter to Joe Biden\" width=\"581\" height=\"750\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2375817\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Letter to Joe Biden<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cWhat we meant by that letter is governors want to be held accountable and we want to be responsible for getting these vaccines out, but we\u2019re setting up multiple programs right now,\u201d Hutchinson said. \u201cWe\u2019re setting up the state program and then there\u2019s some federal programs that are going side by side with that. We\u2019re sending the signal that as you have increased allocations, give it to the states. We\u2019ll get it out, we\u2019ll get it in the arms of people. We have the same commitment and it\u2019s easier to coordinate that way.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hutchinson said he hopes to expand the groups who are eligible for the vaccine by March 1.<\/p>\n<h4>MORE NEWS:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/rep-scalise-president-trump-has-denounced-capitol-protests\/\">Rep. Scalise: President Trump Has Denounced Capitol Protests<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2273891,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/dzm0ugdauank9.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/GettyImages-165263163-655x437.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"Ark. 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