Hawaii simply grew to become the fiftieth state to broaden vaccine eligibility.

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Each Hawaiian grownup will turn into eligible for the Covid-19 vaccine by April 19, as Hawaii turns into the fiftieth state to heed President Biden’s calls to speed up vaccinations, a well being official there stated Wednesday.

The information got here with a be aware of warning.

“This doesn’t imply everybody will be capable of get vaccinated on April 19, and folks should proceed to be affected person,” Brooks Baehr, a well being division spokesman, stated in a press release. “Provide nonetheless doesn’t meet the large demand.”

In March, Mr. Biden introduced that he would direct states to make all adults eligible for the vaccine by May 1. Then on Tuesday, with extra states ramping up their vaccination efforts and increasing eligibility, he moved the target date to April 19.

Even earlier than the president’s announcement on Tuesday, residents in Hawaii County, Kauai County and Maui County had opened up their eligibility to adults 16 years and older. That came about on Monday. Honolulu County has not but expanded its eligibility.

As of Tuesday, about 35 p.c of the Hawaiian inhabitants had obtained not less than one dose of a vaccine, and 22 p.c have been absolutely vaccinated, based on a New York Times database.

Over the previous two weeks, Hawaii has reported a 33 p.c enhance in coronavirus circumstances, most just lately averaging 113 circumstances a day.

In the US over all, about three million vaccine doses are being administered a day, on common. Mr. Biden has stated he hopes for 200 million doses to be administered by his one hundredth day in workplace.

As vaccination turns into extra frequent and a few states loosen up restrictions, scenes resembling prepandemic life have begun re-emerging within the U.S., together with in Hawaii, the place throngs of vacationers have returned.

The state has reopened to vacationers, with guests needing solely a adverse coronavirus check from the past 72 hours in most locations to skip the state’s mandated quarantine order. Final Saturday, nearly 29,000 guests — a quantity similar to prepandemic ranges — arrived within the state, according to state travel data.

John Yoon contributed reporting.