thanks forannouncer: washingtonl continues. host: this is erin durkin of national journal. she reports on health care issues, joining us to talk about the new effort by the biden administration when it comes to vaccination rates. thank you for joining us. guest: thank you for having me. host: what is the best way to understand what put forth this new push yesterday? guest: the president had made a goal for july 4 to get one shot to 70% of adult americans, and right before the july 4 weekend, they were just coming in shy of that goal, but that was anticipated. and so what you really heard

thanks forannouncer: washingtonl continues. host: this is erin durkin of national journal. she reports on health care issues, joining us to talk about the new effort by the biden administration when it comes to vaccination rates. thank you for joining us. guest: thank you for having me. host: what is the best way to understand what put forth this new push yesterday? guest: the president had made a goal for july 4 to get one shot to 70% of adult americans, and right before the july 4 weekend, they were just coming in shy of that goal, but that was anticipated. and so what you really heard yesterday was kind of a doubling down and really strategizing where to go from here, how to reach those last americans who are either hesitant to get the vaccine or are struggling to access it for other reasons. and certainly your hearing this shift. from where we were at the beginning of the vexing campaign, focused on mass fax sites, getting this out quickly and efficiently, you are switching -- you are getting it through family doctors and pharmacies, places that are easily accessed, may