The White House declared that The Biden administration has already met President Joe Biden's goal of 70 percent of U.S. adults 30 and older covered under at least one shot of anti-corona vaccine.
"We got here because the President treated this as a wartime effort; built a whole-of-government response to defeat the pandemic; and mobilized state and local governments, the private and non-profit sectors, and asked every American to join this fight," COVID-19 Response Coordinator Jeff Zients said at a briefing by White House COVID-19 Response Team.
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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.