WASHINGTON — President Biden announced new measures on Tuesday designed to bolster the U.S. COVID-19 vaccination drive that has slowed in recent weeks.
“As we anticipated, the pace of vaccination is slowing,” Biden said in prepared White House remarks.
As he outlined new initiatives, including vaccinating adolescents and increasing the number of walk-up clinics, Biden also announced a new goal: that 70 percent of American adults would be vaccinated by the Independence Day holiday, now two months away. As of Tuesday, about 40 percent of Americans have been fully vaccinated against the coronavirus.
Tuesday’s address, in which Biden once again announced goals that had been met and exceeded, marked a subtle shift