| With the Fourth of July approaching, the White House acknowledged this week that Biden will fall shy of his 70% goal and an associated aim of fully vaccinating 165 million adults in the same time frame.
White House officials, while acknowledging they are set to fall short, insist they're unconcerned.
"We don't see it exactly like something went wrong," press secretary Jen Psaki said earlier this week, stressing that Americans' lives are still better off than they were when Biden announced the goal.
A half-dozen officials involved in the vaccination campaign, speaking on the condition of anonymity to discuss the missed target candidly, pointed to a combination of factors, including: the lessened sense of urgency that followed early success in the vaccination campaign; a decision to reach higher than a play-it-safe lower goal; and unexpectedly strong recalcitrance among some Americans toward getting a shot.
Nonetheless, the White House says it's not letting up on its vaccination efforts and will continue to roll out increasingly localized programs to encourage specific communities to get vaccinated.
A drop-off in vaccination rates was expected by the White House, but not as sharp as has proved to be the case.
The scale of American reluctance to get vaccinated remains a source of global curiosity, particularly as many nations are still scrambling for doses to protect their most vulnerable populations.
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