The judiciary accuses more than 150 people of involvement in the congressional attack

Biden promises to boost the vaccination campaign and act against racism

Biden announced his administration's intention to purchase an additional 200 million doses of Corona vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna.

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US President Joe Biden promised to make an effort worthy of "war time" to promote the vaccination program against "Covid-19" in the United States, saying on the other hand that it is "time to act" against "institutional racism", which "corrupts America's spirit." ».

This coincided with the American judiciary accusing more than 150 people of being involved in the bloody attack launched by a crowd of supporters of former President Donald Trump on Congress.

In detail, the US President said that his administration intends to purchase an additional 200 million doses of Corona virus vaccines, produced by Pfizer and Our Company.

He explained that the transfer of vaccines to the states will also be accelerated, by about 10 million doses per week, according to what was reported by Bloomberg News.

The new purchases will increase the total US orders for the two approved vaccines by 50% to about 600 million doses, according to a high-ranking official in the administration, and that is enough for 300 million people.

Biden had pledged to provide 100 million doses of vaccines, in the first 100 days of his administration.

Biden said: "I'd like to be clear, 100 million doses in 100 days are not the end, but the beginning."

The US President introduced measures to speed up the distribution of vaccines, which was delayed due to logistical problems at the end of the Donald Trump era.

Biden said, "This is a war-time pledge. It is not an exaggeration," indicating that the number of deaths may reach 500,000 at the end of February.

In contradiction to the policy of downplaying the risks and the contradictory messages about wearing masks or restrictions to stop the epidemic that marked the presidency of his predecessor Donald Trump, Biden warned that waiting for collective immunity to be reached, "masks are the best defense, not vaccines."

The US President stated that it was "time to act" against "institutional racism", which "corrupts America's spirit."

In a speech at the White House, the Democratic president said that the death of African American George Floyd, asphyxiation under the knee of a white policeman, in May "marks a turning point in the country's stance on racial justice."

Before signing a number of decrees, including an executive order to end private federal prisons, he added, "It is time to act, because faith and morals dictate this," and because racism is "destructive and costly" to the United States.

The new decree orders the Minister of Justice not to renew the contracts of the authorities operating these prisons, when they expire.

Biden said, "This is a first step to prevent major companies from benefiting from the prison system," criticizing private prisons that are "less humane and less safe."

On the other hand, the US authorities announced that the federal judiciary has indicted more than 150 people for their involvement in the bloody attack launched by a crowd of Trump supporters on the Capitol on January 6.

Federal Attorney General Michael Sherwin said during a press conference that about 50 other people are being pursued in the Washington DC courts.

The Public Prosecutor suggested that the number of suspects would increase further, after the investigators gathered information on about 400 people who participated in this bloody attack.

"While we are talking, the list goes on," he said.

Relatedly, 45 Republican members of the US Senate supported a failed effort, on Tuesday, to stop Trump's impeachment, in a display of partisan unity, which some took as a clear sign that Trump will not be condemned for incitement to revolt in the events in Congress.

Republican Senator Rand Paul made a motion that would have required the House to vote on whether Trump's February trial violated the US Constitution.

The Democratic-led council rejected the proposal, by 55 votes to 45.

For his part, a spokesperson for the US Senator, Patrick Leahy, announced that the 80-year-old Democratic Senator, charged with presiding over the parliamentary trial of former President Donald Trump, has returned to his home, after he was hospitalized for a short time, Tuesday, after feeling ill.

"After the test results were released, and after undergoing a thorough examination, Senator Leahy returned to his home, waiting impatiently for his return to work," spokesman David Carle said in a statement.

Republicans in the Senate are united behind a failed bid to dismiss Trump's impeachment.

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