Today, Joe Biden is taking oath as 46th President of the United States. People in the country pinned their hopes on new President. At the time of swearing in a happy atmosphere, Joe Biden is taking charge amid of disgust, frustration and sad.
The death toll is expected to soon surpass the number of Americans killed in World War II. There is an expectation that death toll in United States may reach to 500,000 by middle of February. California is the worst affected state in the country with 31K coronavirus deaths and around 50K positive cases have reported daily. In addition to that, some states have also reported cases of new variant of the coronavirus. Vaccination programme has continued in U.S. and 12.2 billion doses administered. Joe Biden wants 100 billion jabs during his first 100 days as President.
States including Michigan, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, South Carolina and Vermont have shown signs of vaccine supply strain and are asking for more doses of both approved vaccines, one from Pfizer-BioNTech and the other from Moderna. Joe Biden gave top priority to tackle pandemic virus as his first task. He is planning to announce $ 1.5 trillion as relief package to the people. As part of Biden rescue plan, government has proposed a $1.9 trillion aid package that includes $415 billion to bolster the response to the virus and the rollout of COVID-19 vaccines, some $1 trillion in direct relief to households.
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