Vox Sentences - Vaccines for all by May?

President Biden says the US could have vaccines available for all American adults by May; an Iraqi base hosting US troops was struck with rocket fire.

Tonight's Sentences was written by Gabby Birenbaum.

• In a speech Tuesday, President Joe Biden said all American adults will be able to get a Covid-19 vaccine by late May based on current production levels. [NYT / Sheryl Gay Stolberg, Sharon LaFraniere, Katie Thomas, and Michael D. Shear]
• Biden’s new timeline moved up the all-access date by a few months — he had previously targeted July, but a new partnership between pharmaceutical companies Johnson & Johnson and Merck has expedited the manufacturing process. [CNN / Kevin Liptak, Jeff Zeleny, and John Harwood]
• The president has also asked states to prioritize teachers in their vaccine lines in order to reopen schools as efficiently as possible. [NPR / Alana Wise]
• Biden set a goal of giving all teachers at least one shot by the end of March, calling in-person school an “essential service.” [AP / Zeke Miller, Linda A. Johnson, and Jonathan Lemire]
• The addition of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine to the market, which only requires a single dose and was approved for emergency use by the Food and Drug Administration over the weekend, means an influx of supply will soon hit hospitals and drug stores. [WSJ / Tarini Parti and Sabrina Siddiqui]
• However, sufficient production is not the same thing as distribution. While the supply will be enough to cover all adults by May, getting the shots into arms is an entirely different challenge. [Yahoo News / Tim O’Donnell]
• After early struggles, the US vaccination campaign appears to be running more smoothly. The country is currently averaging nearly 2 million shots per day, with 3 million expected by the end of the month. At that rate, the US could achieve herd immunity by mid-summer. [Vox / German Lopez]