Biden to announce all US adults eligible for vaccine by April 19

Biden administration oversees swift vaccination campaign as coronavirus cases rise due to COVID-19 variants.

President Joe Biden is set to announce that he will shave about two weeks off his May 1 deadline for states to make all adults eligible for coronavirus vaccines. Biden will make the announcement at the White House on Tuesday following a visit to a vaccination site at the Virginia Theological Seminary in Alexandria, Virginia. A White House official confirmed Biden plans to announce that every adult in the United States will be eligible to be vaccinated by April 19, the Associated Press said on Tuesday. It was first reported by CNN.