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Mayday aim: Biden wants everyone vaccine-eligible by May 1

by Zeke Miller
| March 11, 2021 4:09 PM

WASHINGTON (AP) — One year after the nation was brought to a near-standstill by the coronavirus, President Joe Biden is outlining his plan Thursday evening to make all adults vaccine-eligible by May 1 and get the country “closer to normal” by the Fourth of July. He's using his first prime-time address to offer Americans fresh hope and appeal anew for their help.

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