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A person receives a flu vaccine shot in a tent set up next to Duomo Cathedral in downtown Milan, Italy, Friday, Nov. 20. Health authorities are advising elderly people to vaccine against flu, and offering free vaccination to over 65, also in a tentative to avoid possible confusion with some symptoms of COVID-19, that could mislead diagnosis. The tent was set up to help avoiding eccessive clogging in hospitals. (Claudio Furlan/LaPresse via AP)

Ron Klain warns Trump will mismanage vaccine distribution

By Ryan Lovelace - The Washington Times

A bus stop ad for COVID-19 testing is shown outside Pfizer world headquarters in New York on Monday Nov. 9, 2020. Pfizer says an early peek at its vaccine data suggests the shots may be 90% effective at preventing COVID-19, but it doesn't mean a vaccine is imminent. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)

Biden seeks window on vaccine plans as Trump stalls handoff

By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR and WILL WEISSERT - Associated Press

In this Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2014, file photo, Ebola coordinator Ron Klain listens as President Barack Obama speaks to the media about the government's Ebola response in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. Joe Biden has chosen his longtime adviser Ron Klain to reprise his role as his chief of staff, installing an aide with decades of experience across. That's according to a person familiar with the decision who spoke to The Associated Press on Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2020, on condition of anonymity to avoid preempting an official announcement. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

Biden adviser Ron Klain: Trump stonewalling harming COVID-19 prep

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

A bus stop ad for COVID-19 testing is shown outside Pfizer world headquarters in New York on Monday Nov. 9, 2020. Pfizer says an early peek at its vaccine data suggests the shots may be 90% effective at preventing COVID-19, but it doesn't mean a vaccine is imminent. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)

Biden advisers to meet vaccine firms as Trump stalls handoff

By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR and WILL WEISSERT - Associated Press

This undated handout photo provided by Revolution shows Ron Klain, a former chief of staff to Vice President Joe Biden. A longtime Democratic operative, Klain was tasked Friday by President Barack Obama with running the government's response to the Ebola crisis. (AP Photo/Revolution)

Ron Klain is Joe Biden chief of staff pick

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

In this Feb. 11, 2016, file photo, Dallas County Mosquito Lab microbiologist Spencer Lockwood sorts mosquitoes collected in a trap in Hutchins, Texas, that had been set up in Dallas County near the location of a confirmed Zika virus infection. The quest for a vaccine began less than a year ago as Brazils massive outbreak revealed that Zika, once dismissed as a nuisance virus, can harm a fetus' brain if a woman is infected during pregnancy. (AP Photo/LM Otero, File)

Ron Klain, former Ebola czar: Congress’ slow response to Zika is ‘inexcusable’

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Outgoing Ebola czar Ron Klain listens as President Barack Obama speaks about the Ebola outbreak response by the U.S. in West Africa, Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2015, in the South Court Auditorium of the White House complex in Washington. Obama plans to withdraw most US military troops fighting Ebola outbreak in West Africa. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Ron Klain, Ebola czar, stepping down: White House

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention director Dr. Thomas Frieden, left, and Ebola coordinator Ron Klain, attend a meeting with President Barack Obama and members of his national security and public health teams to receive an update on the Ebola response, Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2014, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Ebola czar Ron Klain already planning to exit the Obama administration

By Jennifer Harper - The Washington Times

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention director Dr. Thomas Frieden, left, and Ebola coordinator Ron Klain, attend a meeting with President Barack Obama and members of his national security and public health teams to receive an update on the Ebola response, Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2014, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

White House on Ebola preparation: ‘Tremendous progress’ as more hospitals equipped to handle virus

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

In this April 2014, file photo, provided by the United Methodist News Service, Dr. Martin Salia poses for a photo at the United Methodist Church's Kissy Hospital outside Freetown, Sierra Leone. Salia, who died of Ebola after treating patients in his native Sierra Leone, will be remembered in the suburbs of Washington, where his family lives. (AP Photo/United Methodist News Service, Mike DuBose, File)

Martin Salia, Ebola victim and surgeon, hailed as hero at his Maryland funeral

By Ben Nuckols - Associated Press

Ebola Response Coordinator Ron Klain, left, accompanied by Vice President Joe Biden, and White House Senior Adviser Valerie Jarrett, speaks during a meeting with faith and humanitarian groups as part of the administration&#8217;s response to Ebola, Thursday, Nov. 13, 2014, in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House compound in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) ** FILE **

Ron Klain, Ebola czar, says more cases in U.S. to come

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Excerpts from recent South Dakota editorials

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

As reporters take notes, Ebola coordinator Ron Klain listens to President Barack Obama as he speaks to the media about the government’s Ebola response in the Oval Office of the White House, Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2014, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

EDITORIAL: The Ebola czar goes AWOL

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Ebola coordinator Ron Klain listens as President Barack Obama speaks to the media about the government’s Ebola response in the Oval Office of the White House, Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2014, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

CAL THOMAS: Who needs an Ebola czar?

By Cal Thomas

Illustration on Ron Klain by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

LAMBRO: Treating Ebola with politics

By Donald Lambro

Newly minted Ebola czar Ron Klain's appointment may be more politically than medically motivated, according to a longtime associate of Mr. Klain's. (Associated Press/Revolution)

Inside the Beltway: Ebola Czar Day One: Mr. Klain’s debut

By Jennifer Harper - The Washington Times

Health workers wear protective gears before entering the house of a person suspected to have died of Ebola virus in Port loko Community situated on the outskirts of Freetown, Sierra Leone, Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2014. After emerging months ago in eastern Sierra Leone, Ebola is now hitting the western edges of the country where the capital is located with dozens of people falling sick each day, the government said Tuesday. So many people are dying that removing bodies is reportedly a problem. (AP Photo/Michael Duff)

EDITORIAL: A respite from Ebola

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Rep. Tim Murphy, R-Pa., chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee's Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, question top U.S. health officials about the Ebola outbreak, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 16, 2014. Lawmakers are examining the government's response to contain the disease and whether America's hospitals and health care workers are adequately prepared for Ebola patients. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Tim Murphy: Don’t need someone who has a ‘learning curve’ overseeing Ebola response

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

A longtime Democratic operative, Ron Klain was tasked Friday by President Barack Obama with running the government's response to the Ebola crisis. (AP Photo/Revolution)

Republicans say Ebola czar should have been real doctor, not spin doctor

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

National Security Adviser Susan Rice (Associated Press) **FILE**

White House says Ebola ‘czar’ Ron Klain will report directly to Susan Rice

By Kellan Howell - The Washington Times