U.S. COVID-19 vaccine unit ahead of schedule with two million doses administered now per day

The Biden administration continues to “overdose” when it comes to its coronavirus mitigation efforts.

The United States currently administers 2 million COVID-19 vaccines per day, The New York Times reported Thursday, citing data from the Federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That number exceeds the 1.5 million daily doses that Biden committed to when he took office.

At this rate, the president’s goal of administering 100 million vaccines by the end of April will be achieved earlier than planned. At least 54 million people (or 16% of the U.S. population) have already received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, according to the CDC.

Biden said Tuesday that the United States would have sufficient supply of vaccines for all adults by the end of May, thanks to the recent authorization of the Food and Drug Administration’s third vaccine. But challenges remain for state and city governments in charge of distributing vaccines, and Biden has warned Americans to continue to maintain social distances and put on masks while the nationwide vaccination campaign continues.

“I urge all Americans: Stay socially detached, put on masks, and get vaccinated when it’s your turn,” Biden said. “Now is not the time to drop the guard. People ‘s lives are at stake. ”

More than half a million people in the United States have died from COVID-19 and tens of thousands of Americans remain sick with coronavirus every day. Still, several Republican governors, including Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, and Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves, have moved this week to lift mask warrants and other coronavirus restrictions in their states, despite warnings and convictions of health officials.

Abbott and Reeves cited declining hospitalizations and rising vaccination rates to defend their decisions.

“With medical advances in vaccines and antibody-therapeutic drugs, Texas now has the tools to protect jeans from the virus,” Abbott said as he promised to open Texas “100%.”

Biden criticized reasoning such as “Neanderthal thought.”