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Updated January 26th, 2021 at 18:56 IST

COVID-19: Joe Biden promises one million vaccinations a day in next three weeks

US President Joe Biden, during a press briefing said that in three weeks the country will be able to vaccinate one million people in a day.

Reported by: Akanksha Arora
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US President Joe Biden, during a press briefing, said that in three weeks the country will be able to vaccinate one million people in a day. He said that he is ‘quite confident’ that the US will be in a position in the coming time to vaccinate a million a day and in excess of that. Biden said, “I think we may be able to get to... 1.5 million a day rather than 1 million a day. But we have to meet that goal of a million a day”. 

US to achieve herd immunity 

Earlier, he claimed that the country will achieve herd immunity by summer as mass vaccinations will be available by spring. In a televised address, he added that the milestone of herd immunity will be accomplished once vaccines become available to a majority of people. "I feel confident that by summer we're going to be well on our way to heading toward herd immunity”, said Biden. 

Read: US President Joe Biden Claims That The Country Will Achieve Herd Immunity By Summer

Biden recently took to the office and said that his immediate goal would be to get 100 million vaccinations administered in his first 100 days in office. He said, “I think we'll be able to do that this spring, but it's going to be a logistical challenge that exceeds anything we've ever tried in this country”. Motivating the citizens, he said, “I feel good about where we're going and I think we can get it done”. 

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Earlier Biden said that it can take a long time to beat the pandemic. He said that he will shut the virus but it cannot be done in two months as everything requires time. Recently, Dr Anthony Fauci said that President Biden's goal of administering 100 million vaccinations in the first 100 days would mean that about 67 million Americans should be protected from the deadly coronavirus. He explained that the president's goal refers to 100 million shots, not people as current vaccines require two shots. He also said that the goal could be hard to meet.

Read: US President Joe Biden Claims That The Country Will Achieve Herd Immunity By Summer

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(Image Credits: AP)

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Published January 26th, 2021 at 18:56 IST

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