For most of 2021, daily coronavirus vaccine rates in the US were growing, but

recently that's changed.

Vaccine demand is falling sharply and this has public health experts concerned

about reaching possible herd immunity. Health officials concerned as demand

declines for COVID-19 vaccines, thousands of doses going unused across the

country. The pace of those shots becoming available is now surpassing the

demand across the country. This has more and more people remain skeptical

about the doses. The number of people getting vaccinated each day in the US has

decreased over the past few weeks. Demand has declined. Many Americans are hesitant

or resistant to getting vaccinated and it's been hard to reach people in

rural areas and seniors who can't leave their homes. Regardless, President Biden

seems undeterred in his efforts to get the country vaccinated. In a speech

Tuesday, the president said his administration will aim for 70% of US adults to

have at least one shot by July 4th. Two months in a day, families across the

country are going to celebrate the 4th of July. Our goal by July 4th is to have

70% of adult Americans with at least one shot and 160 million Americans fully

vaccinated. That means giving close to 100. And this is all happening as countries

around the world are struggling to get enough vaccine doses to fight the

pandemic on their own turf. India is facing a severe outbreak with thousands of

deaths per day, breaking global records of daily case numbers. Over the past few

months, the Biden administration has been prioritizing the coronavirus response

at home, but they also know the virus's spread and mutation overseas will

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