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10.24am GMT
Joe Biden pledged yesterday that all US adults will be eligible for coronavirus vaccines by 1 May, as he addressed the nation on the one year anniversary of the Covid-19 pandemic. Biden outlined plans to speed up vaccinations around the country and hoped for a return to normalcy by 4 July.
He said the country was on track to reach his goal of 100 million shots in arms on his 60th day in office. Biden had previously set a goal of 100 million shots in arms within his first 100 days in office.
10.21am GMT
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