Watch Live: Biden delivers remarks on COVID-19 response and vaccines
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Washington — President Biden on Wednesday is poised to deliver remarks on the nation's response to the coronavirus pandemic and vaccinations, with all adults in the United States now eligible to receive their shots.
Mr. Biden's address comes as the nation nears his raised goal of 200 million vaccine doses administered in his first 100 days in office. States on Monday expanded eligibility for the shots to all American adults, meeting another deadline set by Mr. Biden as part of his campaign to boost vaccinations.Ashley White received her earliest combat action badge from the United States Army soon after the first lieutenant arrived in Afghanistan. The silver military award, recognizing soldiers who've been personally engaged by an attacker during conflict, was considered an achievement in and of itself as well as an affirming rite of passage for the newly deployed. White had earned it for using her own body to shield a group of civilian women and children from gunfire that broke out in the midst of her third mission in Kandahar province. All of them survived. She never mentioned the badge to anyone in her battalion.