President Joe Biden on Thursday celebrated that his administration looks set to achieve his goal of administering 100 million COVID-19 vaccine shots in his first 100 days in office.
“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. That’s weeks ahead of schedule,” Biden said in a brief speech.
The U.S. reached 100 million vaccine doses administered last week, but that was based on a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention tally that includes doses from early January and last year. Biden, meanwhile, is counting from his Jan. 20 inauguration.
The Democratic president’s remarks came after he pledged last week to make all adults in the U.S. eligible for COVID-19 vaccines by May 1 and raised the prospect of “independence from this virus” by the Fourth of July.
Earlier Thursday, the White House said the U.S. plans to send Canada and Mexico a total of 4 million doses of the AstraZeneca AZN, -0.49% COVID-19 vaccine, which is not yet authorized for use in the U.S. White House press secretary Jen Psaki described the arrangements as loans, and she said the Biden administration’s priority remains to vaccinate Americans first.
U.S. stocks SPX, -0.66% DJIA, -1.06% closed lower Thursday afternoon as Treasury yields jumped again.
President Joe Biden announces Thursday that his administration will meet his goal of administering 100 million COVID-19 vaccine doses in 100 days tomorrow, 58 days after taking office.
