Operation Warp Speed Moderna
Operation warp speed officially unveiled last month aims to speed covid 19 vaccines to the public in record time.
Operation warp speed moderna. The organization is both public and private and works with top leading labs to mass produce a remedy for the virus. The administration has tapped former gsk vaccine head moncef slaoui as a leader for the group thats incorporating expertise from the us. Most experts including dr. Moderna is one of the trump administrations operation warp speed companies which is receiving billions in federal funds to develop a covid vaccine possibly by this october a controversial time frame.
Friday afternoon president donald trump provided an update on operation warp speed the program to mitigate covid 19 impacts in the us. Its beautiful out here this time of year. Video and transcript below. President trumps operation warp speed aims to accelerate the production of coronavirus vaccines to issue out to those living in the us.
Thank you very much. Transcript the president. Operation warp speed ows is a publicprivate partnership initiated by the trump administration 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. To include therapeutics a vaccination for the virus.
The first is an experimental vaccine mrna 1273 co developed by researchers at the national institute of allergy and infectious diseases niaid and biotech company moderna inc. Operation warp speed is also stockpiling kits of the needles syringes and alcohol swabs needed to give the shot. The trump administration has selected its covid 19 vaccine finalists for operation warp speed which aims to deliver safe and effective coronavirus vaccines to americans by the end of the year the. Recently pfizer announced their vaccine was successful in clinical trials.
Department of health and human services the department of defense and more in the work. Anthony fauci have said that a safe vaccine cannot be developed in under 12 to 18 months.