The Trump administration said Monday that far more have been vaccinated in the United States than estimates suggest, meaning that the rollout is faster than the numbers indicate.

“That 2 million number is probably an underestimate,” Adm. Brett Giroir, Health and Human Services assistant secretary, said on Good Morning America Monday. “We certainly expect that to be a multiple of 2 million.”

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