U.S. surpasses 150 million vaccine shots under Biden, on track to hit president's new 200 million goal
President Joe Biden announced Tuesday that the United States has administered 150 million Covid-19 vaccine shots since his inauguration, and the president is now aiming to have 200 million vaccine doses administered within his first 100 days in office.
The country is already on track to beat that goal. In the days remaining until April 30, Biden's 100th day in office, the U.S. needs to average about 2 million daily vaccine doses administered to reach 200 million total. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data shows that the country is currently administering 3 million shots per day on average.
If the country maintains its current daily pace throughout the rest of the month, the Biden administration will land somewhere around 225 million total doses administered in that 100-day period.
Biden announced Tuesday that states should open*vaccine appointments to all U.S. adults by April 19, moving up his original deadline by nearly two weeks.