johnson & johnson. we are still on track to have the number of doses we need to vaccinate all adult americans by the end of may. this was not even a facility that was approved by the fda, so we were not betting on these doses, we were betting on doses coming from moderna, pfizer and also johnson & johnson has assured us that we will be getting the 24 million doses that they have promised in april. right now more than 40% of adults in the u.s. have received at least one dose of vaccine and about 23% of people are fully vaccinated. the country has come a long way from the days of hunting around for clorox wipes in stores only to find none and now the cdc says all that scrubbing of surfaces isn t so necessary after all. disinfection is only recommended in indoor settings, schools and homes where there has been a suspected or confirmed case of covid-19 within the last 24 hours. instead the cdc recommends cleaning of surfaces with regular soap and detergent as the risk of
i m laura jarrett. happy friday. happy friday. i m christine romans. nice to see you. march 12th. 5 a.m. exactly in new york. start the clock. president biden offering this hopeful path out of the pandemic and he s giving a time line by early summer. in the first primetime address he urged all-americans to do their part. if we do all of this, if we do our part, if we do this together, by july the 4th there s a good chance you, family and friends will be able to get together in your backyard, neighborhood, have a cookout, barbecue, celebrate independence day. here the president urging all states to make all adults eligible for a vaccine available in two months. jasmine, we have dates here. vaccines on the way for everyone. lay out the president s goals. reporter: well, last night, laura, the president really did two things. he tapped into the empathizer in chief role that we are getting to know from him so well meeting with americans, as you said, to do their part. he