US to miss Joe Biden's July 4 Covid-19 vaccine goal | South China Morning Post

The US government wonࢀ™t meet its goal of administering one or more doses of a Covid-19 vaccine to 70 per cent of US adults by July 4 . But White House Covid-19 response team coordinator Jeffrey Zients said President Joe Biden ࢀ™s administration had ࢀœsucceeded beyond our highest expectationsࢀ in returning the nation to a pre-pandemic normal, as the infection rate has plummeted and large gatherings of vaccinated people are now considered safe. ࢀœWe think itࢀ™ll take a few extra weeks to get to 70 per cent of all adults with at least one shot,ࢀ Zients said. As of Tuesday,…