美语听力练习素材:拜登:4月19日前全美成年人都有资格接种新冠疫苗

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President Joe Biden is announcing that all adults in the country will be eligible to be vaccinated by April 19-two weeks earlier than previously announced. More than 28 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines will be delivered to states this week.

California plans to lift most coronavirus restrictions on businesses and workplaces on June 15. Officials say enough people should be vaccinated by then to allow for life almost to get back to normal. The mask mandate in the nation's most populated state will remain in effect.

The International Monetary Fund forecasted on Tuesday that COVID-19 vaccines and vast sums of government aid will accelerate economic growth to a record high this yea