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Biden outlines COVID-19 vaccine goal: 100 million shots in 100 days

U.S. President-elect Joe Biden delivers pre-Thanksgiving speech at transition headquarters in Wilmington, Delaware
President Elect Joe Biden.
REUTERS/Joshua Roberts

(Reuters)- U.S. President-elect Joe Biden on Tuesday said he would aim to get 100 million COVID-19 vaccine doses injected into Americans in his first 100 days in office, a key plank of his plan to fight the pandemic.

Biden also urged the U.S. Congress to approve more funding to deal with the coronavirus health crisis.