Biden to Buy 200 Million More COVID-19 Vaccine Doses
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On Tuesday, President Biden announced that his administration is working to purchase an additional 200 million doses of the two COVID-19 vaccines already authorized for emergency use. While left-leaning articles highlight that President Biden said he could envision 1.5 million coronavirus vaccinations per day, right-leaning articles highlight that White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki walked back Biden’s comments that the COVID-19 vaccine would be available to any American who wants it by the spring.
A left-leaning article by The Washington Post highlights that President Biden said he could envision 1.5 million coronavirus vaccinations per day. Overall, Biden projected a relatively optimistic timeline, even though he acknowledged the death toll from Covid-19 could eventually reach 600,000 or 660,000.
NPR published a centrist article reporting that the White House says their goal is to have enough vaccine supply for the entire adult U.S. population by the end of the summer. According to an NPR analysis, the two drug makers need to increase their pace of production to meet their original promises of 100 million doses each delivered to the U.S. by the end of March.
A right-leaning article by Fox News highlights that White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki walked back Biden’s comments that the COVID-19 vaccine would be available to any American who wants it by the spring. The president’s responses on Monday stand in contrast to his pessimistic sounding comments on Friday when he said the trajectory of the pandemic couldn’t be changed in the coming months.
From the left
Biden now hopes for 1.5 million vaccinations a day, a big jump from earlier comments
The Washington Post