Biden announces new vaccination goal in his first White House news conference: 200 million shots in first 100 days
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President Joe Biden participated in his first presidential news conference on Thursday, where he's expected face a wide-ranging set of questions about the most pressing issues, including the federal response to the coronavirus pandemic, the state of the economy, immigration and gun control.
During the news conference, Biden highlighted surpassing his initial goal of getting 100 million coronavirus vaccine doses in arms in his first 100 days in office. He also announced a new vaccine goal: 200 million doses in arms in his first 100 days, something his administration is already on pace to do. "On December 8, I indicated that I hoped to get 100 million shots in people's arms in my first 100 days," Biden said in his opening remarks. "We met that goal last week by day 58 -- 42 days ahead of schedule. Now, today I'm setting the second goal, and that is, we will -- by my 100th day in office -- have administered 200 million shots in people's arms. That's right, 200 million shots in 100 days."More Related News
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