Biden to set goal for 70% of U.S. adults to have one shot of vaccine by July 4
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WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden will announce a goal on Tuesday to have 70% of U.S. adults vaccinated with at least one COVID-19 shot and 160 million adults fully vaccinated by the July 4 Independence Day holiday, administration officials said.
The president, who has made fighting the coronavirus a key priority of his administration, has previously announced that date as a goal for when Americans can gather in small groups to signal a return to some normalcy in the midst of the pandemic. "If we make progress towards this goal, more and more Americans will gain protection from COVID-19 ... and America will have taken a serious step toward a return to normal," one official told reporters on a conference call.More Related News