Biden Warns Dangerous Covid Variants Spreading Quickly as New Cases Surge
Published Date: 4/6/2021
Source: Bloomberg Quicktake: Now
President Joe Biden announced Tuesday that he's bumping up his deadline for states to make all adults in the U.S. eligible for coronavirus vaccines. With states gradually expanding eligibility beyond such priority groups as older people and essential, front-line workers, the president announced that every adult will be eligible by April 19 to sign up and get in a virtual line to be vaccinated. That's about two weeks earlier than Biden's previously announced May 1 deadline. "The good news is we are on track to meet our goal of 200 million shots by the first 100 days," Biden told reporters from the White House's State Dining room. Biden's original goal had been 100 million shots by the end of his first 100 days, but that number was reached in March. But the president also cautioned about bad news in the pandemic. "The virus is spreading because too many people, who see the end in sight, think we are at the finish line already," Biden said. "We aren't at the finish line. We still have a lot of work to do." Biden made the announcement after a visit to a COVID-19 vaccination site at Immanuel Chapel at Virginia Theological Seminary in Alexandria. Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/2TwO8Gm Bloomberg Quicktake brings you live global news and original shows spanning business, technology, politics and culture. Make sense of the stories changing your business and your world. To watch complete coverage on Bloomberg Quicktake 24/7, visit http://www.bloomberg.com/qt/live, or watch on Apple TV, Roku, Samsung Smart TV, Fire TV and Android TV on the Bloomberg app. Have a story to tell? Fill out this survey for a chance to have it featured on Bloomberg Quicktake: https://cor.us/surveys/27AF30 Connect with us on… YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/Bloomberg Breaking News on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/BloombergQuickTakeNews Twitter: https://twitter.com/quicktake Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/quicktake Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/quicktake