World Coronavirus Dispatch: Biden sets ambitious July 4 target for normalcy

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Biden sets July 4 target as 'independence from virus'

In his first prime-time address as the President, Joe Biden set an ambitious target that by July 4 a return to normalcy was possible with close gatherings, providing comfort to millions of Americans desperately yearning for an end to the pandemic after a devastating year. Biden also urged the states to make vaccines available for every adult by May 1. In a carefully balanced speech that has both caution and optimism, the President warned that restrictions could be reinstated if the nation lets down its guard against the coronavirus.