--- title: "Biden Admin Gives Out 100 Million Vaccine Doses in Just 58 Days" description: "President Joe Biden has announced that his administration has distributed 100 million COVID-19 vaccine doses in just 58 days." date: "2021-03-19" modified: "2021-03-19" authors: - name: "Victor Tangermann" job_title: "Senior Editor" link: "https://futurism.com/authors/victor" url: "https://futurism.com/biden-admin-100-million-vaccine-doses" categories: - "Health & Medicine" - "Medical" - "Pathogens" - "Viruses" tags: - "biden" - "coronavirus" - "covid19" - "joe biden" - "vaccine" - "vaccines" --- # Biden Admin Gives Out 100 Million Vaccine Doses in Just 58 Days ![President Joe Biden has announced that his administration has distributed 100 million COVID-19 vaccine doses in just 58 days.]() *\Image: U.S. Secretary of Defense\* President Joe Biden [has announced]() that his administration has distributed 100 million COVID-19 vaccine doses in just 58 days — beating its [initial goal of 100 shots in 100 days]() by a wide margin. "Before President Biden took office, he set a goal of administering 100 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines in his first 100 days, which meant increasing vaccine supply and then turning vaccines into vaccinations," reads [a celebratory tweet]() by the White House COVID-19 Response Team. "Today, on his 58th day in office, we have reached that goal." The country is doling out doses of the vaccine at a record pace. [During a Thursday speech](), Biden claimed that the US is now distributing on [average 2.5 million shots]() per day. Most of those are still going into the arms of seniors. According to Biden, 36 percent of those over the age of 65 are now fully vaccinated, a significant milestone considering the bulk of hospitalizations and deaths occur in those higher age groups. "These milestones are significant accomplishments, but we have much more to do, much more to do," Biden said. "The American rescue plan will help us do it." The president also cautioned that the war on the virus isn't over yet, especially with highly transmissible variants of the coronavirus looming on the horizon. "Wash your hands and stay socially distanced, and keep masking up as recommended by the CDC, and get vaccinated when it's your turn," he said. "Now is not the time to let down our guard." On Friday, Biden told reporters that the country could reach 200 million doses by his 100th day in office, [according to the *Associated Press*](). **READ MORE:** [Biden beats his vaccine goal, doling out 100 millionth dose on Day 58]() \[*Axios*\] **More on vaccines:** *[China Approves COVID Vaccine Made From Hamster Cells]()* ## Author I've been at Futurism since 2017, where my role has evolved to encompass design, writing, and increasingly editing. I've always been fascinated by space exploration and advanced transportation, which I've leaned into by interviewing luminaries in those fields while closely following the dimensions of policy and regulation that allow next-generation projects to succeed -- or, sometimes, to fail. I'm also keenly interested in the effects of generative AI on society, policies, and democratic institutions, as well as clean energy, physics and biology, and the vagaries of tech leadership. My work for Futurism has been cited by publications including Ars Technica, Gizmodo, PC Magazine, Jalopnik, Fox News, and the New York Post. I spent my childhood living in locations including Manila, the Philippines, and Geneva, Switzerland, attended McGill University, and now live in Toronto, Canada. Before Futurism I worked at AskMen and a small photography studio. In my free time, I'm an avid gardener, foodie, and craft beer lover, as well as a maker of artisanal hot pepper sauces. I have a magnificent dog named Freida. ### Author social links [Bluesky]()