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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(107,956 posts)
Wed Apr 21, 2021, 12:19 PM Apr 2021

Biden to announce U.S. meeting goal of 200 million COVID-19 shots

WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden will announce on Wednesday that the United States will have administered more than 200 million COVID-19 vaccine shots this week, reaching early the more ambitious goal he'd set for combatting the pandemic.

Biden will tout that milestone in afternoon remarks at the White House, according to a White House official.

Before taking office, Biden pledged to get 100 million vaccines into the arms of Americans in his first 100 days, a goal many considered lofty given the patchwork federal response he inherited and the fact that no vaccine had been authorized for use at the time.

But the quick pace of vaccinations in January led health experts to question whether the 100 million goal was too low. CDC data showed the country already had surpassed that pace by late January.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/biden-to-announce-us-meeting-goal-of-200-million-covid-19-shots/ar-BB1fTJFR?li=BBnb7Kz

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Biden to announce U.S. meeting goal of 200 million COVID-19 shots (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Apr 2021 OP
While Trump's syringes are nowhere to be found underpants Apr 2021 #1
Actually They've Reached 213 Million+ Stallion Apr 2021 #2
I think they aren't counting anything before 1/20/21 Johnny2X2X Apr 2021 #4
and so, how close does this put us to Herd Immunity? Volaris Apr 2021 #3
Wow, Biden was WAY off on his estimate gratuitous Apr 2021 #5

Johnny2X2X

(19,060 posts)
4. I think they aren't counting anything before 1/20/21
Wed Apr 21, 2021, 04:35 PM
Apr 2021

These were shots given in Joe's first hundred days.

Volaris

(10,270 posts)
3. and so, how close does this put us to Herd Immunity?
Wed Apr 21, 2021, 03:49 PM
Apr 2021

I wanna rub it in the face of the idiot manager who thinks HE doesn't NEED to get a shot, cause the rest of us will do the work FOR HIM.

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