President Joe Biden has unveiled new actions to get more people in the United States vaccinated against coronavirus quickly, and launched a new program to transport the most vulnerable seniors and people with disabilities to vaccination sites.
Delivering remarks on his administration's COVID-19 response and the state of vaccinations, Biden announced that by April 19, 90 percent of adults in the U.S. will be eligible for vaccination and 90 percent of Americans will have a vaccination site within 5 miles of where they live.
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April 17, 2026 15:29 ET The ongoing conflict in the Middle East continues to raise concerns for policymakers who worry about the impact of the supply shock and high energy prices on the real economy. Producer price data and various survey results on the housing market were the main news from the U.S. this week. In Europe, industrial production data for the euro area gained attention. GDP figures out of China and the policy move by the Singapore central bank were in focus in Asia.