All US adults eligible for a Covid vaccine by 19 April, Biden says | First Thing

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All American adults will be eligible to receive a coronavirus vaccine by 19 April, Joe Biden announced yesterday. The president also said the US had passed the milestone of administering a record 4m doses in a single day, and had given more than 150m doses in total.