Biden sets new goal to vaccinate 70% of adults with one shot by July

U.S. President Joe Biden on Tuesday announced a new goal to tackle the coronavirus pandemic, saying he will aim to have 70 percent of adults vaccinated with at least one shot and 160 million fully inoculated by July 4, the Independence Day holiday.He also said the country is shifting to a "new phase" in the mass vaccination campaign, which will focus on younger teenagers waiting to become eligible to receive the shots and adults who have been hesitant to be inoculated due to difficulty in accessing vaccine sites and other reasons.Noting that the pace of vaccination is slowing as expected, B…READ FULL ARTICLE