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Tom Howell Jr.

Tom Howell Jr.

Tom Howell Jr. covers politics and the White House for The Washington Times. He can be reached at thowell@washingtontimes.com.

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Boxes containing the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine are prepared in Olive Branch, Mississippi, on Sunday. The first boxes are set to arrive Monday. (Associated Press)

Steve Daines: COVID-19 vaccine ‘early Christmas present’ for Americans

The first boxes of Moderna's coronavirus vaccine will arrive in states on Monday, boosting the initial supply of pandemic-fighting shots by 6 million in the coming week after health care workers, Vice President Mike Pence and members of Congress received the first wave of Pfizer doses. Published December 20, 2020

In this file photo, Army Gen. Gustave Perna, who is leading Operation Warp Speed, right, and Dr. Moncef Slaoui, chief adviser to Operation Warp Speed, listen during at an event in the Rose Garden of the White House, Friday, Nov. 13, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) **FILE**

Operation Warp Speed: First Moderna shots to arrive Monday

An Army general on President Trump's coronavirus team said distribution of Moderna's vaccine has "already begun" and took personal responsibility for a mismatch between forecasted shipments of Pfizer's vaccines and what states will receive. Published December 19, 2020

In this Monday, July 27, 2020, file photo, Nurse Kathe Olmstead, right, gives volunteer Melissa Harting, of Harpursville, N.Y., an injection of a possible COVID-19 vaccine, developed by the National Institutes of Health and Moderna Inc., in Binghamton, N.Y. The U.S. is poised to give the green light as early as Friday, Dec. 18, to a second COVID-19 vaccine, a critical new weapon against the surging coronavirus. Doses of the vaccine developed by Moderna Inc. and the National Institutes of Health will give a much-needed boost to supplies as the biggest vaccination effort in the nation’s history continues.(AP Photo/Hans Pennink, File)

Moderna COVID vaccine cleared by U.S.

The Food and Drug Administration approved Moderna's coronavirus vaccine for emergency use on Friday, clearing the way for an immediate shipment of 6 million doses on top of the Pfizer vaccine that's already in use. Published December 18, 2020

Vice President Mike Pence receives a Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine shot at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House complex, Friday, Dec. 18, 2020, in Washington. Karen Pence, and U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams also participated. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Mike Pence receives the COVID-19 vaccine

Vice President Mike Pence and second lady Karen Pence both received a COVID-19 vaccine with cameras rolling on Friday to try to show the public that it's safe and that Americans should get vaccinated when they can. Published December 18, 2020

The facade of Moderna, Inc. headquarters is seen, Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2020, in Cambridge, Mass. The Food and Drug Administration said that a second potential COVID-19 vaccine, developed by Moderna, appears safe and highly effective, bringing it to the cusp of U.S. authorization. A panel of outside experts is expected to vote to recommend the formula on Thursday, with the FDA's green light coming soon thereafter. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)

Moderna vaccine endorsed by FDA panel

A Food and Drug Administration advisory panel endorsed the Moderna vaccine for emergency use after a daylong debate on Thursday, a move that should accelerate the immunization campaign. Published December 17, 2020

In this file photo, a man stands outside an entrance to a Moderna, Inc., building, Monday, May 18, 2020, in Cambridge, Mass. A second COVID-19 vaccine moved closer to joining the U.S. fight against the pandemic Thursday, Dec. 17, 2020 as government experts convened for a final public review of its safety and effectiveness. The shot from Moderna and the National Institutes of Health is urgently needed as the country continues to record ever-higher numbers of new cases, hospitalizations and deaths ahead of more holiday travel and family gatherings. FDA's OK is expected shortly after the all-day meeting concludes. (AP Photo/Bill Sikes, file) **FILE**

FDA panel takes up Moderna COVID-19 vaccine

The Food and Drug Administration is meeting with outside experts Thursday to debate whether a coronavirus vaccine from Moderna should be approved for emergency use. Published December 17, 2020

Vice President Mike Pence and his wife Karen, give a thumbs-up after casting their ballots during early voting in Indianapolis, Friday, Oct. 23, 2020. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

Mike Pence, Karen Pence to get coronavirus vaccine in public

Vice President Mike Pence and second lady Karen Pence will receive a COVID-19 vaccine in public on Friday to promote the shots and "build confidence among the American people," the White House said Wednesday. Published December 16, 2020

In this file photo, Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Stephen Hahn, testifies before a Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, June 30, 2020. (Kevin Dietsch/Pool via AP) **FILE**

FDA approves another at-home COVID-19 test

The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved an "at-home, virtually guided" test from Abbott Laboratories that spits out results in 15 minutes and is intended for use by people with suspected cases. Published December 16, 2020

In this Dec. 13, 2020, photo, boxes containing the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine are prepared to be shipped at the Pfizer Global Supply Kalamazoo manufacturing plant in Portage, Mich. The U.S. death toll from the coronavirus topped 300,000 Monday, Dec. 14, just as the country began dispensing COVID-19 shots in a monumental campaign to conquer the outbreak. (AP Photo/Morry Gash, Pool) **FILE**

COVID-19 death toll hits 300K in U.S.

The U.S. coronavirus death toll surpassed a once-unfathomable 300,000 on Monday, creating a sorrowful split screen with the immunization campaign that kicked off across the country. Published December 14, 2020

Boxes containing the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine are prepared to be shipped at the Pfizer Global Supply Kalamazoo manufacturing plant in Portage, Mich., Sunday, Dec. 13, 2020. (AP Photo/Morry Gash, Pool)

Coronavirus vaccine shipments to arrive Monday in every state

Boxes of coronavirus vaccines rolled off assembly lines in Michigan on Sunday, launching a historic campaign to immunize Americans against the pathogen that's upended normal life and killed nearly 300,000 people in the U.S. since its discovery in China one year ago. Published December 13, 2020

A truck loaded with the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine leaves the Pfizer Global Supply Kalamazoo manufacturing plant in Portage, Mich., Sunday, Dec. 13, 2020. (AP Photo/Morry Gash, Pool)

First Pfizer vaccines leave warehouse

Boxes of drugmaker Pfizer's coronavirus vaccines rolled off assembly lines in Michigan while the cameras rolled early Sunday. Published December 13, 2020

The Pfizer Global Supply Kalamazoo manufacturing plant is shown in Portage, Mich., Friday, Dec. 11, 2020. The U.S. gave the final go-ahead Friday to the nation’s first COVID-19 vaccine, marking what could be the beginning of the end of an outbreak that has killed nearly 300,000 Americans. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

First Pfizer vaccines to arrive in states Monday

Initial shipments of Pfizer's coronavirus vaccine will arrive at nearly 150 sites across all the states on Monday, President Trump's vaccine team said Saturday. Published December 12, 2020

A vial of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at the Royal Victoria Hospital, in Belfast, Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2020. The United Kingdom, one of the countries hardest hit by the coronavirus, is beginning its vaccination campaign, a key step toward eventually ending the pandemic. (Liam McBurney/Pool via AP)

FDA approves Pfizer coronavirus vaccine for emergency use

The Food and Drug Administration approved Pfizer's coronavirus vaccine for emergency use late Friday, launching an historic campaign to inoculate millions of Americans against a disease that's upended normal life, pummeled the economy and killed nearly 300,000 in the U.S. Published December 11, 2020