Headline Roundup • March 18th, 2021
Biden Says US Will Reach 100 Million Vaccine Goal Friday
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Yahoo News
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...
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Washington Examiner
President Biden announced his administration will meet its goal of administering 100 million COVID-19 shots in his first 100 days on Friday, the 58th day of his term.
In an address on Thursday, he said the latest statistics showed that 99.2 million vaccinations had been delivered so far.
He credited his use of the wartime Defense Production Act, a deal between pharmaceutical rivals, and the success of pop-up mobile vaccination sites for reaching the target early but urged people not to let down their guard.
"This is a time for...
NPR (Online News)
President Biden said on Thursday that his administration would reach its initial goal of administering 100 million shots of the COVID-19 vaccines well ahead of his initial 100-day benchmark.
Biden said that the goal of 100 million shots would be achieved on Friday, which will be 58 days into his presidency.
He said he would announce his next vaccination goal next week.
"We need millions more to get vaccinated," Biden said, urging people to get the vaccine when it's their turn and to take other precautions to stop the spread.
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