In his first prime-time address as president, Biden told states he wants all adults in the U.S. made eligible for vaccines by May 1. Try refreshing your browser, or Biden to Americans: Some sort of normalcy possible by July 4 weekend if we pull together Back to video “If we don’t stay vigilant and the conditions change, then we may have to reinstate restrictions to get back on track,” he said in an evening address from the White House. By the time he was inaugurated, the U.S. was already nearing a pace of 1 million shots a day, virtually assuring the goal would be achieved. And by getting ahead of progress already underway in states, Biden can claim another accomplishment as vaccines are made available to all Americans in the weeks to come. For example, in assuring Americans that the vaccines are safe, he cited Anthony Fauci, the government’s foremost infectious disease expert.

Source: National Post March 12, 2021 15:45 UTC