White House Officials Brush Off Questions on Whether US Will Meet Biden’s Vaccine Goal

Nurse practitioner Nicole Warner prepares doses of COVID-19 vaccines during the Joints4Jabs COVID-19 vaccination clinic at the Uncle Ikes White Center cannabis shop in Seattle, Wash., on June 16, 2021. David Ryder/Getty Images

White House officials on Thursday brushed off questions about President Joe Biden’s July 4 vaccine goal, which appears to be in jeopardy due to the current vaccination rate.

Asked about the goal during a virtual briefing on Thursday, White House coronavirus coordinator Jeff Zients did not say whether the goal could still be met.