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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden said the U.S. expects to take delivery of enough coronavirus vaccine for all adults by the end of May — two months ear

The projection is two months earlier than anticipated, as drugmaker Merck will help produce rival Johnson & Johnsons newly approved shot

Actually delivering the injections could take longer.

"We're now on track to have enough vaccine supply for every adult in America by the end of May," US President Biden said.

The president said the new challenge will be injecting doses into arms as swiftly as possible. To that end, the administration told governors to prepare for their supplies of vaccine to continue to climb over the coming weeks.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden said the U.S. expects to take delivery of enough coronavirus vaccine for all adults by the end of May — two months ear

The U.S. expects to take enough delivery of COVID-19 vaccine to cover every American adult by the end of May, President Biden said Tuesday.

More than 800,000 doses of the J&J vaccine will also be distributed this week to pharmacies, on top of the 2.4 million they are now getting from Pfizer and Moderna.

Read more about US will be able to vaccinate all adults by end of May, says Joe Biden on Business Standard. President Joe Biden said Tuesday that the US expects to take delivery of enough coronavirus vaccines for all adult Americans by the end of May, two months earlier than anticipated, as his administration announced that drugmaker Merck & Co. will help

The announcement comes as the White House looks to speed the production of the single-dose vaccine and accelerate the nation's plans to vaccinate nearly all adult Americans in the coming months.