His first decisions as president were to toughen the arsenal of barrier gestures against the coronavirus, imposing the mask on federal transport and buildings, further locking air borders, and allocating funds to states to better deploy vaccination.
But Showing his confidence, US President Joe Biden estimated Monday that the United States would move closer to collective immunity from Covid-19 by the summer.
"By the summer we will have come a long way towards collective immunity," he said.
As for the date when all Americans wishing to benefit from the vaccine will be able to do so, he replied: "spring".
Adding that “this represents an unprecedented logistical challenge in the history of our country but I think we can do it”.
Glimmer of hope
This glimmer of hope was lavished on the day when California eased certain restrictions, in favor of a slight improvement in the situation in its hospitals.
The most populous state in the country had introduced measures in early December banning non-essential gatherings and activities.
With strict limits on the number of people accommodated, restaurants and outdoor gyms can reopen.
Last Thursday, Doctor Anthony Fauci had declared on CNN that the United States "can and should" vaccinate 70 to 85% of its adults by the end of the summer, which would allow a "return to normal" d 'here in the fall.
“When you put… the pedal to the ground, you can do it,” he said.
Two days later, he explained to arts and entertainment professionals that theaters could reopen in the fall, even if the public was still forced to wear the mask for a while.
Since the start of the epidemic, the United States has identified nearly 25.3 million infections with covid-19.
421,134 people have died.
As of Monday evening, 22.75 million people had been vaccinated on American soil.