Biden touts delivery of 100 million COVID-19 shots 'weeks ahead of schedule'

President Biden may not be a self-promoter on par with his predecessor, Donald Trump, but he is also not above touting his own accomplishments. That was what he did on Thursday, using a White House address to announce that he would reach his goal of having 100 million coronavirus vaccine shots administered to Americans on Friday, well ahead of schedule.

“I’m proud to announce that tomorrow, 58 days into our administration, we will have met my goal of administering 100 million shots to our fellow Americans,” Biden said. “That’s weeks ahead of schedule.”

Biden had promised to hit the mark on his 100th day in office, at the end of April, but with about 2.5 million people being vaccinated daily — up from about 900,000 daily doses during the last week of the Trump presidency — he will be able to fulfill that promise 42 days early.