Joe Biden's government recognizes that it will not reach the goal of vaccinating 70% of adults against COVID-19 by July 4

June 22, 2021

The White House admitted that it will not reach the goal of vaccinating against COVID – 19 to the 70% of adults for July 4th, United States Independence Day.

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For: EFE 22 of June 2021

The Government of the US President, Joe Biden , acknowledged this Tuesday that will not reach its goal of having vaccinated with at least one dose by 70% of adults in the country for July 4 , largely due to low levels of inoculation among the youngest.

At a press conference, the head of the White House task force against the COVID – 19 , Jeff Zients, highlighted the “amazing” achievements in recent months, among them having managed to reduce the cases of the disease by a 90% since inception

However, he assured that in order to achieve the “audacious” goal set in March by Biden of having 70% of U.S. Adults with at least one dose for on July 4 it will take “a few weeks extra ”, since the current data is from 65% .

“The reality is that many young Americans have felt that covid – 18 is not something that impacts them and they have been less interested in being vaccinated “, he remarked on the low motivation among the youngest.

” We still have work to do in that (age) segment “, he warned, and pointed out that it could be a problem” given that the delta variant is on the rise “in the country.

Zients of He stated that the goal of 70% for Americans over 27 years for July 4, the date on which the United States Independence Day holiday is celebrated. United.

Also, s he stressed that since Joe Biden’s arrival at the White House in January, the percentage of vaccinated adults has risen from 5% to 65%, and added that the vaccination will continue until the virus is finished.

According to the latest data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the 55. 9% (more than 144 million) of those older than 18 years are completely vaccinated and the 65. 4% (more than 601 millions) have at least one dose of serum available in the US.

The United States is the country of the world hardest hit by covid – 19 throughout the pandemic, with more than 601, 000 dead and 33. 5 million infections.

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