Biden to announce 90% of adults will be vaccine eligible in three weeks

[brooklynite]

Source: CNN

(CNN)President Joe Biden will announce on Monday afternoon that 90% of adults will be eligible to get a coronavirus vaccine within the next three weeks as well has have a vaccination site within five miles of where they live.

According to a White House statement, the President will announce that the US will increase the number of pharmacies participating in the federal pharmacy vaccination program from the current 17,000 locations to 40,000.

Additionally, the White House said the federal government "will stand up a dozen more mass vaccination sites by April 19," which includes two new sites in Gary, Indiana, and St. Louis, which were announced earlier Monday. The administration will also establish a new transportation program in partnership with community organizations to get at-risk seniors and people with disabilities access to the vaccines.

Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2021/03/29/politics/adults-vaccine-eligible-biden/index.html

[Botany]

1. Grown ups are back

n/t

[WA-03 Democrat]

2. Thank you President Biden

And all of those who’s hard work made this happen! I cannot name anything close to what we as a country have been through. I see and feel clear skies ahead.

[Tanuki]

4. First post?

Enjoy your visit.

[LisaL]

7. When everybody gets vaccinated, that's when.

NT

[Initech]

6. That's Operation Warp Speed!

[BigmanPigman]

8. If the former guy had won we'd all be looking forward to

another year or two of lockdown until we achieve herd immunity. The fucking moron didn't have any plans for the fed govt to be involved. He washed his hands of the responsibility almost from the start.