White House to focus on new vaccination milestones as US is expected to miss July 4 goal

President Joe Biden will focus on new vaccination milestones at the White House Tuesday as the country is expected to fall short of his stated goal of having 70% of US adults receive at least one Covid vaccine shot by July 4.

In remarks Tuesday, Biden will highlight that 70% of Americans 30 and older have received at least one shot, an administration official told CNN. Officials expect that 70% of Americans 27 and older have received at least one Covid-19 vaccine shot soon.

Biden has not yet publicly acknowledged that he is unlikely to meet his July 4 goal. Despite that, White House officials are