DOVER, Del. (KYW Newsradio) — Talk about a close game at the two-minute warning.
While some states like New Jersey have already achieved President Biden's goal of 70% vaccinated by July 4, many others like Delaware haven't.
"Can we get there? It's going to be close," said Delaware Gov. John Carney.
The state has less than 1% to go in reaching the President's benchmark.
But we're still talking about thousands of people who need to get vaccinated, during a time when less and less people seem interested in getting that initial shot.
"We're in range, as long as our throughput doesn't decline too much further," said Carney.
"The demand for first doses has declined. We've got a lot of people that are coming in for their second dose, but we need to get those first doses."
To make that happen, Delaware will continue "pulling out all the stops."
"We're making vaccines available just about anywhere, almost literally at any street corner throughout the state," explained Carney.
The governor is a firm believer that simply setting this goal has helped the state keep its eye on the ultimate prize.
"I think the goal of 70% has helped us think through and continue to stay focused on getting shots in people's arms, the best and fastest way to do that," he added.
It's not a matter of if, but when the state will reach 70% vaccinated, according to Carney.
After that, he said the focus is going to shift to getting as many eligible children vaccinated as they can ahead of the school year.
Delaware's vaccine incentive program ends at the end of the month with the grand prize drawing of $302,000. Anyone who got vaccinated in the state is automatically entered.
