Biden Says All U.S. Adults Should Be Eligible for COVID-19 Vaccine by April 19

President Biden said Tuesday that eligibility for COVID-19 vaccination should apply to all American adults by April 19, beating the previous target date of May 1, according to the Wall Street Journal . He also said the pace of vaccinations has increased from approximately 1 million doses per day at the start of his term to 3.1 million doses daily, on average. With more than 150 million shots delivered to Americans since he took office, Biden plans to have 200 million doses administered by the end of his administration's first 100 days. Although more populations are getting protected against coronavirus — including high-risk individuals — the president warned against complacency. "The virus is spreading because we have too many people who've seen the end in sight, think we're at the finish line already," he cautioned. "We're still in a life and death race against this virus." Public health experts say new, highly contagious COVID variants are emerging.