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Joe Biden: “When I took office 50 days ago, only 8 percent of Americans after months, only 8 percent of those over the age of 65 had…”

On the recordMarch 11, 2021
When I took office 50 days ago, only 8 percent of Americans after months, only 8 percent of those over the age of 65 had gotten their first vaccination. Today, that number is 65 percent.
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Joe Biden
Democratic · Delaware
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msnbc.com

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President Biden discusses the progress made in COVID-19 vaccinations since he took office.

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