Key takeaways from Biden's 1st prime-time address to the nation
President Joe Biden marked a year since the beginning of the coronavirus "shutdown" with a prime-time speech Thursday night where he announced all adult Americans should be eligible to get vaccinated by May 1, according to senior Biden administration officials.
He also predicted a possible return to some semblance of normalcy by the Fourth of July, and detailed several more measures aimed at speeding up vaccinations across the country.
It was the first prime-time address of his presidency, delivered from the White House's East Room and came the same day he signed a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package into law, a major legislative victory for him and Democrats on Capitol Hill.
In his remarks, Biden announced he will direct "states, tribes and territories to make all adults eligible for the vaccine no later than May 1."
"That doesn't mean everyone will get a shot immediately, but May 1 is the day every adult will be eligible to sign up to get the first shot," the official said, adding that -- as Biden has said -- the administration only expects to actually have enough doses for all adults by the end of May.
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