President Joe Biden said Monday that 90% of US adults will be eligible to get a Covid-19 vaccine in three weeks, and that his administration will more than double the number of pharmacies where shots are available, as cases begin to rise again.
“Look at what we have done in the last ten weeks. No other country has come close,” Biden said at the White House. But he urged states that have eased restrictions on masks and other prevention measures to reinstate them: “The war against Covid-19 is far from won.”
Biden made the announcement Monday afternoon at the White House, marking April 19 as a new milestone in the vaccination effort. He also said that nearly all US adults will be able to get a shot within 5 miles of their homes.
The announcement comes as the US continues to ramp up its inoculation effort. Biden doubled his goal for vaccines last week after the US reached his initial target six weeks early.
News Source: Hindustan Times
