Biden says all American adults eligible for vaccine as US passes 200m jabs
By AFP
24 April 2021 |
11:45 am
US President Joe Biden announces that the US has hit 200 million vaccine shots in his first 92 days in office and that all Americans aged 16 and above will be eligible for a vaccine as of Monday.
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