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U.S. coronavirus death toll passes 400,000 as Biden prepares to take office
1 month ago | By Politico
The U.S. has hit a grim milestone on the eve of President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration: 400,000 deaths from Covid-19, according to a tracker maintained by Johns Hopkins University.
The staggering toll comes amid a struggling national vaccination effort that has resulted in just 12.3 million shots administered - well below the Trump administration's goal of vaccinating 20 million people by the end of 2020. Biden, meanwhile, has set an ambitious target of 100 million shots by the end of his first 100 days in office.
"This will be one of the most challenging operational efforts we've...
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BIden-Harris inauguration: Schedule of events
1 month ago | By Post Gazette
Biden and Harris to attend COVID memorial on eve of inauguration as U.S. death toll nears 400K
1 month ago | By NY Daily News
The incoming president and vice president will speak at a memorial event at the Lincoln Memorial hours before taking their oaths of office.
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