Biden to direct states to make all adults eligible for COVID vaccines by May 1, official says – USA TODAY
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WASHINGTON — In his first prime-time address as president Thursday night, Joe Biden will direct all states to make all American adults eligible to receive COVID-19 vaccines no later than May 1, according to a senior administration official.
And if Americans “all do our part” in the coming weeks, friends and families will be able to join together in small groups in time for Fourth of July celebrations, the president plans to say.
“The next phase of our wartime effort will help get us closer to normal by July 4, Independence Day,” the official said.
Biden will give his address at 8 p.m. EST one year after the World Health Organization declared the COVID-19 breakout a pandemic, and hours after the president signed his $1.9 trillion stimulus package into law.
Biden will speak about “where we’ve been, how far we’ve come” and “the path ahead of the United States,” the official said.
The May 1 directive comes after Biden last week said the U.S. will have enough vaccine supply for every American adult by the end of May, two months sooner than expected.
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