26. 01. 2021. 00:00   >>  16:05 0

BIDEN BELIEVES

Herd immunity by summer

President Joe Biden said most Americans should be able to receive a coronavirus vaccine by spring, following his administration’s efforts to distribute 100 million Covid-19 vaccines within his first 100 days in office.

Distributing vaccines to millions of Americans will be a “logistical challenge that exceeds anything we’ve ever tried in this country, but I think we can do that," the president said on Monday.

"I feel confident that by summer we're gonna be well on our way to heading toward herd immunity," or roughly 300 million Americans vaccinated, he said.

The president added that the administration will also be increasing access for people who are not “first on the list” for vaccines, including children.

He said his administration hopes to distribute up to 1.5 million doses per day “within the next three weeks or so."