WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden is set to visit North Carolina on Thursday to encourage COVID-19 vaccinations in the region as White House officials prepare to fall just short of his 70% goal by July 4.
Biden will travel to a vaccination center in Raleigh to meet with workers and volunteers as part of a "national month of action" to drive up COVID-19 vaccines.
The president will also give remarks at 5:15 p.m. ET. In May, Biden set an ambitious goal of at least 70% of American adults to have received at least one dose of a vaccine by Independence Day.
Currently, 65.6% of adults have gotten at least one jab — and 56.1% are fully vaccinated, according to data shared by the U.S.