BREAKING: President Biden announces that by April 19, 90%+ of Americans over 16 will be eligible for a vaccine and live within 5 miles of a place to get a vaccination.
And 33 million vaccines available in the coming week.
Per the president's orders, vaccines will be available in 40,000 pharmacies AND announces new transportation and other assistance to seniors and Americans with disabilities.
By May 1, every American over 16 will be eligible for a vaccine.
But 1,000 Americans are still dying every day.
We must wear a mask through the final stretch until millions more complete their vaccinations.
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COVID response is a massive national operational underway 9 weeks.
➡️ 1 in 3 adults, 70% of seniors w first shot
➡️ 76%+ of schools open, 1.2mm school staff vaccinated
➡️ 10s of millions of new at home/POC tests being produced
➡️ Vaccinations open to all 16+ on or before May 1
➡️ Landmark partnership w Merck and J&J to increase production
➡️ Global leadership w $4 billion to COVAX & vaccine sharing w/ Canada & Mexico
➡️ 22 new Fed vaccination centers, community health centers— serves 60% to people of color
➡️ Dramatic improvement in long term care
➡️ Thousands of new vaccinators, vaccination sites & hundreds of mobile clinics reaching 2.5 million shots/day
➡️ Significant increases in variance sequencing & guidelines for continued vaccine development
➡️ Doubled vaccine reimbursement
➡️ Vaccine confidence 20 points higher