U.S. won't hit Biden's 70% COVID vaccination goal by July 4, White House official admits

Washington — Jeff Zients, White House's coronavirus response coordinator, will acknowledge Tuesday that the U.S. will fall short of President Biden's goal of having 70% of American adults receive at least one COVID-19 vaccine dose by July 4, according to a White House official.

But, during Tuesday's White House COVID-19 response team briefing, Zients will emphasize that at least 70% of U.S. adults 30 and older have received at least one shot, and the U.S. is on track for 70% of adults 27 and older to have received at least one shot by July 4.  So far, 65.4% of U.S. adults have had at least one shot, according to data from the Centers for Disease Prevention and Control, and more than 150 million Americans are fully vaccinated. Zients is expected to acknowledge in Tuesday's COVID-19 response team briefing that the U.S. has more work to do to encourage 18- to 26-year-olds to get vaccinated.