Biden to bring forward Covid-19 vaccine eligibility date to April 19

President Joe Biden (Evan Vucci/AP)

President Joe Biden says that he is bringing forward his deadline for states to make all adults in the US eligible for coronavirus vaccines.

With states gradually expanding eligibility beyond such priority groups as older people and essential, frontline workers, the president will announce that every adult will be eligible by April 19 to sign up and get in a virtual line to be vaccinated, said White House press secretary Jen Psaki.