Washington – President Biden announced on Tuesday that the deadline for eligibility for adults Covid-19 vaccines nationwide will be moved on April 19th. Mr. Biden had earlier called on states and territories to allow all adults to be eligible for shots by May 1st.
As of Tuesday, 36 states were eligible for vaccinations for people 16 and older, while 12 more and the District of Columbia would do so as early as April 19th. In other words, most states were already on course for the president’s new deadline of April 19 before announcing it.
It is unclear how the distribution of the vaccines changes the distribution of the vaccines or how quickly it is injected into Americans’ arms by lifting a deadline set by the president. It was also not immediately clear on Tuesday whether the new, earlier deadline also indicates that the vaccine supply is showing up faster, or if there are new plans to vaccinate Americans faster who are waiting to get their shots.
Several states and major metropolitan areas, including Washington, are struggling to meet the huge demand for shots, and eligible residents are scrambling to find vaccinations in neighboring Maryland or Virginia.
Mr. Biden said it would be last month enough stock to vaccinate every American by the end of May.
The announcement comes as vaccinations continue at a significant rate, even though COVID-19 infection rates are rising again in several countries. The president warned that variants are spreading, and that matters sometimes go up.
“Let me explain it in a single word: Time. Time. Even at the record speed we are moving at, we are not even vaccinating more than 300 million Americans. It is going to take time,” he said. .
Mr. Praying encouraged people to continue to be careful, to distance themselves socially and to dull themselves.
“We are still in a life and death race with this virus,” he said.
He also particularly advocated for the elderly to be vaccinated, urging younger people to encourage family members and neighbors. At least 80% of COVID-19 deaths in the U.S. were among the elderly.
The United States crossed 150 million shots on Monday, the president also announced. He set a goal of 200 million strokes in his first 100 days. More than 75% of those over 65 received at least one shot, he said. He also said that about 80% of the teachers and childcare staff had received at least one shot by the end of March. The president has set the goal of giving all teachers at least one chance by the end of March.
Earlier Tuesday, the president visited a vaccination clinic at a seminary in Alexandria, Virginia.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Monday that more than 167 million vaccinations have been given since shots began spreading late last year. Nearly 1 in 3 Americans, 32.4%, have had at least one dose of COVID-19 so far, according to the CDC.