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This afternoon, we announced that we’re increasing the weekly vaccine supply to states to 14.5 million doses starting next week, up from the 13.5 million we announced last week.
That's an increase of almost 70% since we took office just over a month ago.
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We are building a partnership with the American people to confront COVID-19.
A partnership rooted in transparency and science.
And together, we will mount an effective response to the pandemic that gets us all back to our lives and loved ones:
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Weekly vaccine doses delivered to states when President Biden first took office: 8.6 million doses
Weekly vaccine doses to be delivered to states, as announced today: 13.5 million doses
We've been able to increase vaccine supply by 57% since January 20, 2021.
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There’s now a third safe COVID-19 vaccine, so we asked Dr. Fauci to walk us through the newly-authorized Johnson & Johnson option: The way it works, it’s effectiveness, and whether he’d take it himself. (The answer is yes!)
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Our 7-day daily average of 1.7 million doses administered compares to an average of 892k the week before President Biden took office. That’s almost double in just four weeks.
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Over the weekend, we administered nearly 6 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine.
Today, for the first time on a Monday, we administered more than 2 million doses, pushing our 7-day daily average up to 2.4 million shots per day.
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In total, 84 million people -- about 1 in 3 adults -- have received at least one dose of the vaccine and more than 45 million people are fully vaccinated.
70% of those 65 and older have received at least one dose and 43% have been fully vaccinated.
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The Food and Drug Administration has issued an emergency use authorization for a third safe and effective vaccine to help us defeat the COVID-19 pandemic: the Johnson & Johnson vaccine — putting us one step closer to overcoming the virus and getting back to our loved ones.
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We’re averaging 3.1 million shots per day over the last 7-day period.
This weekend, there were over 4 million recorded vaccinations in a day for the first time.
And as of today, over 40% of adults have received at least one shot and nearly 1 in 4 adults are fully vaccinated.
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We're leading the world in vaccinations.
On January 20th, the 7-day average was 890,000 shots per day.
Today we're averaging more than 2 million per day -- setting a single-day record this past weekend with almost 3 million shots administered, a pace no other country has seen.
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Tune in as the COVID-19 Response Team hosts the first of regular briefings featuring our public health experts: Dr. Anthony Fauci, Dr. Marcella Nunez-Smith, and Dr. Rochelle Walensky along with our coordinator, Jeff Zients and senior advisor, Andy Slavitt.
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An update from
@CDCDirector
:
If you are fully vaccinated and want to attend a small outdoor gathering -- or dine at an outdoor restaurant with friends from multiple households -- the science shows that you can safely do so, unmasked.
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More than 112 million Americans have received at least one dose and more than 66 million adult Americans are now fully vaccinated.
That’s more than a quarter of all adult Americans who are now fully vaccinated, up from less than 1% when the President took office 11 weeks ago.
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Here's where we are in our vaccination program as of today:
- 74% of adults 65+ have received at least one shot
- 52% of seniors are fully vaccinated
- Nearly 100 million Americans have received at least one dose
- More than 56 million adults in the U.S. are now fully vaccinated
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Just three weeks ago, the weekly delivery was 8.6 million doses. Today, we announced that we're increasing the weekly vaccine doses going to states, Tribes, and territories to 11 million.
That's a total of a 28% increase in vaccine supply since we came into office.
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Over the weekend we set a new record with 6 million shots reported administered across the country. We’ve now got 81 million people who’ve received at least one dose and 44 million people who’ve been fully vaccinated.
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Our current 7-day daily average is 2.2 million shots per day -- a new record pace that we'll continue to build on.
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By May 1st, every adult in this country will be eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine but we all have to do our part: Get your shot and help the people you know get theirs, and by July 4th, the President says we may be able to get together with loved ones to celebrate Independence Day.
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Hi, everyone. I’m Dr. Anthony Fauci, chief medical advisor to the President and director of
@NIAIDNews
, and I will spend the next hour or so answering your questions about COVID-19 and the science behind the vaccines.
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Good afternoon, all. I’m Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of
@NIAIDNews
and chief medical advisor to the President. I will be taking over for the next hour or so to answer your questions about COVID-19.
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We've shared with governors that we’re increasing weekly supply of Pfizer and Moderna vaccines to 15.2 million doses per week, up from the 14.5 million we announced last week. With the 2.8 million Johnson & Johnson doses also going out, the total for this week will be 18 million.
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This afternoon, President Biden will deliver remarks on our COVID-19 fight and how we’re working to change the course of this pandemic.
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The President's new uses of the Defense Production Act, as we announced this morning, mean Pfizer can ramp up vaccine production to deliver hundreds of millions of doses in the coming months and we can commit to delivering more than 60 million at-home tests by this summer.
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Today, 100 million Americans are fully vaccinated -- almost double the 55 million who were fully vaccinated just a month ago.
Now, nearly 40% of all adults in this country are protected and, as the CDC outlined this week, are able to safely do outdoor activities without a mask.
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If you're enjoying our COVID-19 briefings, here's a chance to ask our experts your own questions directly! Tomorrow, Dr. Fauci is taking over our account to answer questions along with
@CDCDirector
Dr. Walensky and senior advisor
@aslavitt46
. Reply with your questions here.
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As part of our plan to change the course of this pandemic, we will deliver more than 25 million masks to more than 1,300 community health centers across the country, as well as 60,000 food pantries and soup kitchens to reach some of our nation's most vulnerable populations.
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THREAD: Today, the President announced new steps we're taking to get more Americans vaccinated and slow the spread of the Delta variant.
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We continue to make progress in our work to vaccinate as many adults in this country as we can. Our current 7-day daily average now stands at 3.3 million shots administered per day, up from 3 million at our last update.
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Last week, we took steps to increase the amount of vaccine supply to states and territories by 16%.
Today, we are further increasing that weekly allocation by an additional 5%.
For the next three weeks, we'll provide a minimum of 10.5 million doses per week across all states.
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By the end of today, we'll hit two significant milestones in our vaccination program: 150 million Americans with at least their first shot and 110 million fully vaccinated Americans.
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President Biden set an ambitious goal of administering 100 million shots of COVID-19 vaccine in his first 100 days in office.
We hit that goal. So today, we’re doubling it. 200 million shots administered in the first 100 days.
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Every single day, we are working to increase vaccine supply, increase places to get vaccinated, and increase the number of vaccinators all in service of getting as many shots in arms as we can as quickly as we can. Here's the progress we made this week.
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Hear directly from the experts of our COVID-19 team on Wednesday at 8pm on CNN as Dr. Anthony Fauci, CDC Director Rochelle Walensky, and COVID Equity Task Force Chair Dr. Marcella Nunez-Smith answer COVID questions from folks like you. Submit yours here:
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More than half of all adults in the U.S. have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine and with eligibility opening up today to everyone 16 and over, it's never been easier to join the tens of millions of Americans who've been vaccinated already.
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The President announced this week that we’re doubling our goal of shots administered in our first 100 days from 100 million to 200 million. Track our progress to reaching that goal here:
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The President was clear: All adults in the U.S. will be eligible for vaccination against COVID-19 no later than May 1.
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We're working with major businesses -- like grocery stores, retailers, and professional sports leagues -- to offer special deals like discounts and promotions for people who get vaccinated. Follow along to see what getting your shots gets you.
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The
@VP
set a blueprint for equity in our pandemic response during her time in the Senate and today, that vision for a COVID-19 Health Equity Task Force becomes a reality as the President has announced the 12 people he's chosen to serve as its members:
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The President originally called on states to open vaccine eligibility to all adults by May 1.
Today, because of the progress we’ve made in our vaccine program, he’s moving that timeline up nationwide to April 19.
Every U.S. adult will be eligible for vaccination in two weeks.
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Tune in now for a COVID-19 briefing with Dr. Fauci and
@CDCDirector
Dr. Walensky. They're updating us on the latest science and state of the pandemic.
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The President committed to open at least 12 more federally run mass vaccination sites. Last week, we announced 5 new sites: Maryland, Wisconsin, Tennessee, Missouri and Indiana.
Today, we’re announcing 3 additional new sites:
- Columbia, SC
- Pueblo, CO
- St. Paul, MN
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President Biden joined members of this team to talk frankly about how we change the course of this pandemic and answer some of the most commonly asked questions, like when more folks can be vaccinated and why continuing to wear a mask matters:
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Our team is partnering with
@usedgov
for the National Safe School Reopening Summit.
@CDCDirector
will share best practices for implementing CDC guidance to get students back in the classroom quickly & safely.
Plus, we'll hear from
@POTUS
,
@VP
, &
@FLOTUS
:
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This week, we announced:
- Plans to make point of care and at-home test available
- A partnership with pharmacies to administer more shots
- States' 5% vaccine supply increase
- 2 community vaccines centers in CA
- The DPA will help Pfizer produce hundreds of millions of doses
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Today, President Biden has directed COVID-19 Response Team coordinator Jeff Zients and the HHS team to procure an additional 100 million doses of the Johnson and Johnson vaccine.
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Yesterday's announcement will not significantly impact our vaccination program.
We have more than enough supply of the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines to keep our pace, hit our goal of 200 million shots in our first 100 days, and reach all adults who want to be vaccinated by May 31.
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Beginning February 11, the federal government will deliver vaccines directly to select pharmacies across the country to provide more sites for people to get vaccinated in their communities -- one important component of our commitment to delivering vaccines equitably.
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This week, team
@OSUWexMed
administered some of the first Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccines -- the only single-dose shot authorized by the FDA.
We're working to ramp up its production because a third safe and effective vaccine means we can vaccinate more people more quickly.
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8% of the U.S. population has received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, up 2 percentage points from last week. The work we’re doing to increase supply, increase locations, and increase staff to get shots in arms are all in service of sustaining and boosting this number.
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In the week since the FDA expanded the emergency use authorization for the Pfizer vaccines for adolescents ages 12-15, we've already administered more than 600,000 shots to this newly eligible group.
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Our 7-day daily average for shots administered is at just under 3 million per day.
This pace is unprecedented, and we'll continue to accelerate our vaccination program to meet the President's goal of administering 200 million shots in his first 100 days in office.
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WATCH: Jeff Zients, COVID-19 Response Team coordinator is giving updates on steps we’re taking today to enact President Biden’s National Action Strategy to change the course of this pandemic.
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Take a look at what we've accomplished in 5 weeks:
- We've increased vaccine supply to states by 70%
- Nearly 60% of people 75+ have now received at least one shot -- that was 14% 6 weeks ago
- Almost 50% of the people 65+ have at least one shot now -- that was 8% 6 weeks ago
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WATCH NOW: Dr. Fauci, and
@CDCDirector
Dr. Walensky deliver updates our progress fighting COVID-19.
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Focusing our vaccination strategy on increasing supply, the number of places to be vaccinated, and the number of vaccinators has led to real progress in administering the vaccine. This progress report has our 7-day average daily doses up from where it was two weeks ago.
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Yesterday, our public health officials answered some questions about COVID-19 and the vaccines.
Take a look for more information on everything from when children may be able to be vaccinated to what to do if you contract COVID-19 between your two shots:
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WATCH: Our public health experts are giving an update on the science behind vaccines, the state of the pandemic, and news surrounding nursing homes.
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About three weeks ago, President Biden said we'd have enough vaccine supply for all adult Americans by the end of July.
Through partnership with vaccine manufacturers and our efforts to ramp up its production, we will now have enough vaccine supply by the end of May.
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WATCH NOW: Dr. Fauci is providing an update on vaccine science, Dr. Walensky is sharing the state of the pandemic, and Andy Slavitt will touch on updates regarding vaccine supply.
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The Navajo Nation has surpassed its goal of administering 100,000 COVID-19 vaccines by the end of February, a figure that represents over half of its residents. Our work to increase supply, increase places to get vaccinated, and increase vaccinators is making a difference.
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WATCH NOW: Today’s COVID-19 briefing features a science update from Dr. Fauci, a state of the pandemic update from Dr. Walensky, and an update from senior advisor Andy Slavitt on where we are with regards to extreme weather and our vaccination efforts.
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WATCH NOW: This morning Dr. Fauci and Dr. Walensky are back for another COVID-19 briefing, joined by response team senior advisor, Andy Slavitt.
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The Navajo Nation reported on Monday no new COVID-19 cases or deaths for the first time in 6 months.
Our hard work is paying off, and if we continue to listen to public health experts and work together, we can beat this pandemic.
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We've already started shipping doses to the countries that need them: on Tuesday, doses landed in Mexico and today, doses take off for Canada.
We'll allocate all the initial 80 million doses in the coming days, with shipments going out as soon as they are ready to be received.
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The President set an ambitious goal of administering 100 million shots in our first 100 days. To get there, we’ve got to average about a million shots per day. Just one week in, our trajectory is good and we are well on our way to hitting that goal.
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WATCH NOW: At this morning's briefing we'll hear from Jeff Zients and Dr. Nunez-Smith on our progress, as well as get an update about the state of the pandemic from Dr. Walensky and an update on the latest science from Dr. Fauci.
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WATCH NOW: Dr. Fauci, Dr. Nunez-Smith and Dr. Walensky are joined this morning by COVID-19 Response Team coordinator Jeff Zients and national testing coordinator Carole Johnson for an update on the pandemic, vaccination progress, and testing.
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WATCH: Today, our public health experts are joined by COVID-19 response team coordinator Jeff Zients to talk through all things Johnson & Johnson vaccine and the progress we’ve made in our vaccination program in the last week.
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President Biden's executive actions to address the pandemic established a COVID-19 Response Office responsible for working with all federal departments and agencies to tackle this crisis. Here's what you can expect from us:
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We've officially gotten one shot to 70% of all U.S. adults 30 and up.
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We made a commitment to you to be transparent and offer access to science-based updates straight from the folks who know best. This morning at 11am, we’re making good on that promise by hosting the first of what will become regularly scheduled, expert-led COVID-19 briefings.
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Millions of individuals are suffering from prolonged illness from COVID-19, known as “Long COVID.” That's why this week,
@POTUS
directed a Presidential Memorandum for a new whole-of-government effort to accelerate and further our work to address the long-term effects of COVID-19.
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At this morning's briefing, we announced that the federal government will work with the state of California to launch two new community vaccination centers: one in East Oakland and the second in the East Side of Los Angeles, two of the communities hard-hit by this pandemic.
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Thanks for having me. I hope this was helpful, and we will do it again soon. -AF
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With
@CDCDirector
's guidance that fully vaccinated people can visit with other fully vaccinated people indoors without masking or social distancing, it's critical you get whichever shot is available to you when it’s your turn so we can begin to return to some sense of normality.
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Hear directly from our public health experts as they take to Twitter to answer questions about COVID-19 and the vaccines. Dr. Fauci will take over this account, joining
@Surgeon_General
,
@NIHDirector
,
@DrNunezSmith46
, and
@CDCDirector
to share answers. Reply with your questions.
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Today, the President announced that yesterday we reached a new milestone in our vaccination program as we work towards our goal of administering 200 million shots in our first 100 days in office. 150 million shots.
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TUNE IN: This morning our public health experts are joined by senior advisor Andy Slavitt to deliver updates on vaccine science, the state of the pandemic, and community vaccination centers.
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WATCH: Dr. Marcella Nunez-Smith, chair of the COVID-19 Health Equity Task Force, and Jeff Zients, coordinator for the COVID-19 Response Team, are here to share updates on actions we’re taking to both increase vaccine supply, as well as number of places peo
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Here are the 3 new ways we're using the Defense Production Act to get this pandemic under control:
- We're fast-tracking access to critical material to increase vaccine supply
- We're ramping up production of at-home COVID tests
- We're producing PPE here at home in the U.S.
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Our top priority remains making progress on first and second shots.
Overall, more than 3 out of 4 eligible Americans -- those 12 and up -- have gotten at least their first shot.
And tomorrow, we will hit an important milestone: 200 million adults with at least one shot.
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WATCH: Jeff Zients will share an update on our public health and vaccination efforts followed by a state of the pandemic from
@CDCDirector
Dr. Walensky and a science update from Dr. Fauci.
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This past week we reached a new high in our 7-day daily average for shots administered and distributed 28 million vaccine doses across the country. Tap to take a look at all our progress for this week.
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Before President Biden took office, he set a goal of administering 100 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines in his first 100 days, which meant increasing vaccine supply and then turning vaccines into vaccinations. Today, on his 58th day in office, we have reached that goal.
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Today, we are announcing a $1.7 billion investment for the CDC and state and local public health departments to monitor, track, and defeat emerging threats -- whether it’s COVID-19 variants today or other viruses in the future -- through a process known as genomic sequencing.
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By tomorrow, 60% of American adults will have received at least one shot -- great progress on our goal to have 70% of adults with at least one shot by July 4.
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We must vaccinate more people to end the pandemic.
To stop the spread, we encourage the unvaccinated to get vaccinated and mask until they do; and the CDC asks that people in areas of substantial or high transmission wear a mask, even if vaccinated.
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Today President Biden announced that he's directed the COVID-19 Response team to coordinate the purchase of 200 million additional vaccine doses, meaning we'll have enough vaccine supply for the entire U.S. population.
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Tomorrow at 12:30, Dr. Fauci's taking over our account to answer questions and
@CDCDirector
and
@aslavitt46
will be taking questions from their accounts. Reply with your questions and come back tomorrow for a breakdown on all things COVID-19. (And see if yours has been answered!)
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Here's where we are in our COVID-19 response today:
- Over 65% of people age 65+ have received at least one shot & 36% are fully vaccinated
- We've nearly doubled the amount of vaccine doses distributed to states
- We've more than doubled the number of shots administered per day
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Making testing available to everyone is a high priority with obvious benefits. At today's briefing, Senior Advisor
@aslavitt46
shared exciting news from the Department of Defense and HHS that we've finally secured the country's first over-the-counter, at home COVID-19 tests.
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We'll allocate 27 million vaccine doses across all channels this week.
That means that in just 62 days, we’ve more than tripled vaccine output -- going from 8.6 million doses to 27 million doses per week.
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Right now about 6% of the U.S. population has received at least one vaccine dose. As we work toward vaccinating every person in this country you can find updates here about our progress to goal and watch this small circle grow and grow.
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We know you have questions about the COVID-19 vaccines but not always time to do your own research, so we asked Dr. Fauci to try to answer some of them in 15 seconds or less.
Wondering how they were developed so quickly? See if he can beat the clock (and get your answer, too) ⬇️
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If you or someone you know is looking for that extra push to get vaccinated, you can now visit for a full list of all the ways employers and business are stepping up to support our vaccination efforts.
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We're working with major businesses -- like grocery stores, retailers, and professional sports leagues -- to offer special deals like discounts and promotions for people who get vaccinated. Follow along to see what getting your shots gets you.
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As we work toward our goal of administering 100 million shots in the first 100 days, we announced some major steps today:
- Increasing vaccine supply
- Providing more places for people to get vaccinated
- Supporting state and local partners in their efforts to get shots in arms
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Our commitment to the facts and offering updates for you straight from the experts themselves led us to host a Twitter Q&A today to address some of your most-asked questions featuring Dr. Fauci,
@CDCDirector
Dr. Walensky, and senior advisor
@aslavitt46
.
See answers here 👇
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Last night the President said that we're on track to reach his goal of administering 100 million shots in his first 100 days weeks ahead of schedule. While there's still so much more work to do, this by-the-numbers breakdown of our COVID-19 response outlines how far we've come.
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Our 7-day average for COVID-19 cases is down 91% since January 8 and our 7-day average for COVID-19 hospitalizations is down 81% since January 9.
These vaccines work, and with half of U.S. adults now fully vaccinated, we're turning a corner on the pandemic in this country.
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