January 22, 2021

US President Joe Biden rolled out his national plan to fight the COVID-19 pandemic on his first full day in office on Thursday, emphasizing an increase of vaccination supplies to meet his goal of administering 100 million shots to vaccinate 50 million Americans within 100 days. Analysts said the move, if implemented smoothly, would help control the disastrous pandemic situation in the US but may face more difficulties, including people's unwillingness to get vaccinated and problems with distribution and transportation.   

By releasing a 198-page plan on the official White House website, Biden showed Americans his national anti-virus strategy and signed executive orders ramping up supplies for vaccination, testing and personal protective equipment, as well as a boost to the development of therapeutics to treat COVID-19, CNN reported. 

The overall plan started with a national vaccination campaign to administer 100 million doses to 50 million Americans within 100 days. 

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