President Biden on Thursday dramatically expanded the ways Americans can get vaccinated and the pool of people who can administer shots, moves enabled in part by new funding in the American Rescue Plan. The changes, he pledged in a prime-time address to the nation, would mean “no more searching day and night for an appointment for you and your loved ones.”Here’s a look at what the Biden administration is doing to offer more access. For states that sponsor vaccine appointment websites, the administration will assign staff in technical support jobs to help improve the sites’ performance. More than 20,000 pharmacies will now administer the shots as part of the federal government’s pharmacy vaccine program, double the number that have so far participated. Expanding the number of people who can administer vaccines

Source: New York Times March 12, 2021 02:48 UTC