- President says all American adults will be eligible by 19 April
- Biden stresses ‘we’re still in a life-and-death race’ against virus
- Half of US adults on track to receive at least one vaccination by weekend
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2.34pm BST
The Biden administration has distributed more than 150 million checks to Americans as part of the $1.9tn coronavirus relief package, the treasury department has just announced.
The department said in a statement that it is disbursing more than 25 million checks in the fourth batch of payments from the relief package, which Joe Biden signed last month.
More big news: We’ve also reached over 150 million relief payments to Americans, sent in less than a month! https://t.co/Dsv4N358xp pic.twitter.com/9bmWWh0KU9
Related: Biden announces all US adults will be eligible for Covid vaccine by 19 April
2.15pm BST
Half of all American adults are on track to receive at least one Covid-19 vaccination by this weekend, according to a government adviser, although Joe Biden offered a reality check on Tuesday when he warned the US is still in a “life-and-death race” against the coronavirus.
Andy Slavitt, White House senior adviser for Covid-19 response, said that 50% of adults are likely to receive a shot in the next few days.
Related: Half of all US adults on track to receive at least one Covid vaccination by the weekend
1.59pm BST
Greetings from Washington, live blog readers.
Joe Biden announces yesterday that all American adults will be eligible to receive a coronavirus vaccine by 19 April, pushing up his earlier deadline of 1 May by about two weeks.