WASHINGTON (AP) - The White House says President Joe Biden will announce 300 million COVID-19 shots have been administered in the 150 days since he took office on Jan.
20.But as Biden marks a new milestone in the fight against COVID-19 on Friday, another goal may fall short -- his self-imposed target to have 70% of Americans at least partially vaccinated by July 4.RELATED: Delta COVID variant expected to become dominant US strain, CDC saysThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says 305 million vaccine doses had been administered as of June 1O.
Overall about 172.4 million people, or 51.9 percent of the total U.S. population, have received at least one dose of vaccine, according to the CDC.About 141.6 million people, or 42.6% of the.