Politicians are really good at making promises but not so much at keeping them. In fact, the only thing they’re really good at is telling you everything you want to hear with no intention of backing it up. They lie, cheat, and manipulate their way into getting your vote, and then they sidestep the issues until it’s time to elected again.
But it’s a bit rare to find a politician willing to put a big number up in their policy decisions so we can look back at it later and compare it to the actual outcome. That’s why the latest numbers from Joe Biden are so shocking.
President Joe Biden said Thursday that the U.S. will have enough supply of the COVID-19 vaccine by the end of the summer to inoculate 300 million Americans.
Biden made the announcement at the sprawling National Institutes of Health complex just outside Washington as he visited some of the nation’s leading scientists on the frontlines of the fight against the disease. He toured the Viral Pathogenesis Laboratory that created the COVID-19 vaccine now manufactured by Moderna and being rolled out in the U.S. and other countries.
The U.S. is on pace to exceed Biden’s goal of administering 100 million vaccine doses in his first 100 days in office, with more than 26 million shots delivered in his first three weeks.
“That’s just the floor,” Biden said. “Our end goal is beating COVID-19.”
Biden wasn’t just blowing smoke.
Biden announced on Thursday that the U.S. had secured contractual commitments from Moderna and Pfizer to deliver the 600 million doses of vaccine by the end of July — more than a month earlier than initially anticipated.
“We’re now on track to have enough supply for 300 million Americans by the end of July,” he announced.
If this plays out right the US could see a massive economic upswing in the near future should the COVID vaccinations remain on schedule.
