President Joe Biden on Wednesday announced a 'National Month of Action' and outlined additional steps his administration is taking to get 70% of US adults at least one Covid-19 shot by July 4.
President Joe Biden on Wednesday announced a"National Month of Action" and outlined additional steps his administration is taking to get 70% of US adults at least one Covid-19 shot by July 4.
"It's going to take everyone, everyone -- the federal government, the state governments, local, tribal and territorial governments, private sector, and most importantly the American people -- to get to this 70% mark so we can declare our independence from Covid-19 and free ourselves from the grip it has held over us, our lives, for the better part of a year," Biden said, speaking from the White House.
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