'Exciting day! Honored and elated to work for @VP and continue serving this historic Administration,' Kirsten Allen wrote on Twitter

Allen currently serves as national press sec for the Covid-19 response at HHS

Allen's hire comes as the press sec role has remained vacant for months

Sabrina Singh, Symone Sanders and Ashley Etienne have all announced departures from the VP's press shop 

Kirsten Allen will be Vice President Kamala Harris' new press secretary, moving over from the Department of Health and Human services (HHS) after three high-profile departures in the VP's press shop. 

'Exciting day! Honored and elated to work for @VP and continue serving this historic Administration,' Allen wrote on Twitter.