At his first formal press conference as president, Joe Biden fielded questions about immigration, the filibuster, China and guns. A reporter even asked him whether he would run for president again in 2024.

But notably missing was any question about the pandemic, which has been going on for more than a year and continues to grip the country.

Not a single reporter asked him about COVID-19, even though Biden started off Wednesdays event at the White House by pledging that the nation will administer 200 million vaccines in his first 100 days in office.

I know its ambitious twice our original goal but no other country in the world has even come close, not even close, to what were doing, he said. I believe we can do it.