“I am quite confident that we will be in a position for the next three weeks or more to vaccinate people in the range of 1 million a day or more,” he told reporters, clarifying that he referred to 100 million vaccines, not necessarily 100 million vaccines. people, as some vaccines require more than one injection.
Biden said the main factors for intensifying vaccinations are having enough vaccine, having syringes and other necessary equipment and having enough people to administer them. He said his administration is working to produce additional vaccinators – people who can administer the vaccine.
“I think with the grace of God, the goodwill of the neighbor and the stream not going up, as the old saying goes, I think we can reach 1.5 million a day, instead of 1 million a day,” he said .
The increase in vaccinations will not necessarily change the vaccine delivery schedule for anyone in the United States who wants one.
The president said he believes anyone who wants a vaccine will be able to get it this spring, a target date similar to one set by the Trump administration.
Biden’s commitment to increasing vaccinations against coronavirus comes among a broader list of efforts discussed at the White House on Monday to resolve the coronavirus pandemic.
And speaking to reporters, Biden also mentioned the importance of creating a forum where Americans “can show up, get in line and get the vaccine without having to queue for eight hours – being able to pick up the phone, call the pharmacy and put the your name in the list (.) “
But new efforts are emerging amid continuing confusion and urgent concerns in different states over the supply and distribution of the coronavirus vaccine in the country.
On Monday, New York City health commissioner David Chokshi told CNN that the city “does not have enough doses” of the Covid-19 vaccine to “be able to meet the demand that we know exists among the new -Royals “.
Florida Republican Governor Ron DeSantis said Florida’s capacity far outweighs the amount of vaccine they received from the federal government. And Massachusetts Republican Governor Charlie Baker said in the same way that the state is “establishing the capacity to administer far more doses than we are currently receiving or planning to receive from (the federal government)”.
In the past two days, Biden’s spokeswoman, White House press secretary Jen Psaki, and Director of the United States Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Dr. Rochelle Walensky, said they did not know what the current levels of offer of the vaccine against coronavirus. Both blamed the Trump administration for the problem.
But in a statement to the press on Monday, Biden said his government knows how many coronavirus vaccines are available in the United States. However, he did not release any concrete figures.
“(We) are optimistic that we will have enough vaccine. And in very little time. As you know, we took office without knowing how much vaccine was being released in suspension. Now that we’re here, we’ve been around for a week now, we’ve got that now, ”said Biden.“ And we’ve been promised by some of the producers that they’ll actually produce more vaccines in a relatively short period of time and then continue with that”.
This story has been updated with additional reports.