WASHINGTON — The Biden administration on Friday officially surpassed its goal of vaccinating 100 million people in President Joe Biden’s first 100 days in office, more than a month ahead of his target date.
So far, the U.S. has administered about 2.5 million shots per day.
President Biden, who promised to set a new goal for vaccinations next week, touted the possibility of reaching a goal of 200 million doses by his 100th day in office.
As the pace of vaccinations and supply of doses increases, the White House said the U.S. is now in a position to help supply Canada and Mexico with millions of vaccine doses.
The Biden administration on Thursday revealed the outlines of a plan to “loan” a limited number of vaccines to Canada and Mexico as the president announced the nation was on the verge of meeting his 100-day injection goal “way ahead” of schedule.
Biden’s coronavirus coordinator Jeff Zients said Friday that 2.5 million doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine would go to Mexico and 1.5 million would be sent to Canada.
Biden’s 100 million-dose goal was first announced on Dec. 8, days before the U.S. had even one authorized vaccine for COVID-19, let alone the three that have since received emergency authorization.
