President Joe Biden spoke on Tuesday, Jan. 26 about steps his administration is taking to meet his goal of administering 100 million COVID-19 vaccine shots within his first 100 days in office.The Biden administration will begin shipping COVID-19 vaccines to U.S.
pharmacies next week, ramping up vaccinations as new and potentially more serious virus strains are appearing, the White House said Tuesday.Coronavirus coordinator Jeff Zients said some 6,500 pharmacies around the country will receive a total of 1 million doses of vaccine.
The number of participating pharmacies is expected to grow as drugmakers increase production, allowing more doses to be allocated.Drug stores have become a mainstay for flu shots and shingles vaccines, and the.