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2.35pm BST
Be sure to read the fine print on the Anheuser-Busch vaccine giveaway: only 200,000 participants will get money to buy a free round after the US hits Joe Biden’s vaccination goal.
And it may be a round for one person, as the beer company is only giving winners a $5.00 virtual debit card to purchase an Anheuser-Busch product.
2.23pm BST
Joe Biden will also deliver an update this afternoon on his administration’s efforts to get Americans vaccinated against coronavirus.
The speech comes one month before July 4, Biden’s deadline to get 70% of American adults at least partially vaccinated for US Independence Day.
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Related: Ohio announces first $1m winner in Vax-a-Million incentive contest
2.05pm BST
Greetings from Washington, live blog readers.
Joe Biden will meet this afternoon with Shelley Moore Capito, the senator who has been leading the Republican team negotiating with the White House over a potential infrastructure bill.