In national address, Biden tells states to make all adults vaccine eligible by 1 May

President warns Americans this is not the time to let up' in first prime-time address on pandemic anniversary

Joe Biden has directed states to make all American adults eligible for coronavirus vaccines by 1 May and set an audacious goal of 4 July for gatherings to celebrate independence" from the deadly pandemic.

But in his first prime-time address, which marked the anniversary of America's shutdown, the president warned that restrictions could be reinstated if the nation lets down its guard against the virus.