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US reaches 100-million Covid-19 vaccine milestone six weeks early

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Revere/Hialeah/Los Angeles, Mar 19 (EFE/EPA).- The United States Friday reached 100 million Covid-19 vaccine milestone weeks ahead of President Joe Biden's target date of his 100th day in office even as the country recorded 1,650 more deaths and 62,787 new coronavirus infections.White House White House coronavirus response coordinator Jeffrey Friday said the country had reached the 100 million shots goal in just 58 days, weeks ahead of schedule.“Achieving this goal is a direct result of deliberate, aggressive actions guided by the president’s whole-of-government national strategy to end the pandemic,” Zients said. (Camera: ARCHIVE).ARCHIVE FOOTAGE SHOWS COVID-19 VACCINATION DRIVES IN REVERE, MASSACHUSETTS; HIALEAH, FLORIDA; AND LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, US.

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