U.S. President Joe Biden said on Thursday he was setting a new goal of administering 200 million vaccination shots against COVID-19 in the United States in his first 100 days in office.
“I believe we can do it,” Biden told reporters at the White House.
BREAKING: Pres. Biden sets goal of 200 million COVID vaccine shots by his first 100 days in office, a doubling of his initial goal.
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Biden took office on Jan. 20. His administration initially set a goal of 100 million shots administered in 100 days, which was met ahead of schedule.
(Reporting by Jarrett Renshaw and Jeff Mason; Editing by Chris Reese)