Biden sees ‘brighter’ future and victory over coronavirus

As Americans begin a long holiday weekend, the president says 165 million have received vaccines, economy is reopening.

President Joe Biden has said victory over the coronavirus pandemic in the United States is at hand as nearly 165 million people have received at least one vaccine jab and numbers of COVID-19 cases declined, even as the nation returns to normalcy. “I set an ambitious goal of getting 70 percent of adult Americans at least one shot by July Fourth. Today, just over a month to go, we’re at 62 percent,” President Biden said. About 51 percent of the US population has been fully vaccinated. Biden’s remarks come as Americans prepared to enter the Memorial Day holiday weekend when many gather for outdoor picnics and barbecues, and travel for family get-togethers at the unofficial kick-off of summer in the US.