Biden Brings Forward Date for All Adults to be Eligible for COVID Vaccine
We ran the numbers: There are 3665 news articles covering this topic. 26% (947) are left leaning, 43% (1565) are center, and 31% (1153) are right leaning.
On Tuesday, U.S. President Joe Biden moved up the COVID-19 vaccine eligibility target for all American adults to April 19. While left-leaning articles highlight that Biden is taking initial steps towards helping other nationals ramp up shots, right-leaning articles highlight that Biden said that the United States still isn’t at the finish line with the coronavirus pandemic.
A left-leaning article by CNN highlights that Biden is taking initial steps towards helping other nationals ramp up shots. Biden’s political advisers and national security team have debated striking an appropriate balance between domestic needs, humanitarian efforts, and political strategy.
Reuters published a centrist article reporting that Biden directed states to widen vaccine eligibility two weeks earlier than the May 1 deadline he announced previously. However, Biden still stressed that with new virus variants spreading, “we’re still in a life-and-death race” with the coronavirus.
A right-leaning article by The Washington Examiner highlights that Biden said that the United States still isn’t at the finish line with the coronavirus pandemic. Biden’s televised address followed a pattern of recent speeches that mixed good news with warnings that more needed to be done.