White House to admit US won't hit Biden's 70% vaccination goal by July 4

The White House will announce Tuesday that it will not hit the president's July 4 goal of vaccinating 70% of adults 18 years and older with at least one shot.

The White House COVID response team is expected to announce Tuesday the U.S. will not hit President Joe Biden's goal of getting 70% of all adults ages 18 and older vaccinated with at least one shot by the symbolic July Fourth holiday. Earlier this month, Biden had called for a national "month of action" -- an "all-America sprint" to reach the goal and a "summer of freedom." "We can do this," Biden said. White House COVID-19 coordinator Jeff Zients will instead highlight other vaccination milestones that were not previously public targets. Seventy-percent of adults ages 30 and older already have had at least one shot, the White House will announce, and by July Fourth, the U.S. will have vaccinated 70% of Americans 27 and older with one shot, a White House official said.