Operation Warp Speed Army
Operation warp speeds goal is to produce and deliver 300 million doses of safe and effective vaccines with the initial doses available by january 2021 as part of a broader strategy to accelerate the development manufacturing and distribution of covid 19 vaccines therapeutics and diagnostics collectively known as countermeasures.
Operation warp speed army. Trump today announced that army gen. The initiative has poured 10 billion into the clinical development. Army general to co lead operation warp speed for covid 19 vaccine may 15 2020 by david vergun dod news president donald j. So operation warp speeds mission is to enable and accelerate the development of vaccines and therapeutics to help control the covid 19 pandemic and save lives.
By terri moon cronk defensegov october 13 2020 washington unprecedented progress has been made recently on operation warp speed the effort by the defense department health and human. Operation warp speed leader on logistics of a coronavirus vaccine nprs mary louise kelly talks with gen. Operation warp speeds central goal is to develop produce and distribute 300 million doses of a coronavirus vaccine by january. Operation warp speed is also stockpiling kits of the needles syringes and alcohol swabs needed to give the shot.
Using the resources of the federal government and the us. Trump announced on friday that army gen. The medical distribution company mckesson says it already has produced enough. Government to facilitate and accelerate the development manufacturing and distribution of covid 19 vaccines therapeutics and diagnosticsoperation warp speed was introduced in early april 2020 after a round table meeting with industry executives at the white house on march 2.
Private sector operation warp speed ows will accelerate the testing supply development and distribution of safe and effective.