Beyond vaccines, Operation Warp Speed also oversees the accelerated development, manufacturing and distribution of therapeutics and diagnostics for COVID-19. The goal of Operation Warp Speed is to break down hurdles and produce and deliver 300 million doses of safe and effective COVID-19 vaccines by January 2021 - about a year after the novel coronavirus emerged in China. Historically, vaccine development, testing and approval take years, in part because of tight resources. But in either case, it’s clear the federal government is playing a significant role in the multi-pronged effort to develop and test vaccine candidates, manufacture them in large quantities and distribute them nationwide.Ĭongress directed almost $10 billion for Operation Warp Speed efforts and has appropriated other flexible funding. Those differences may influence who can claim the credit for the breakthroughs at this stage. With Moderna and other companies, by contrast, the government is helping to fund the vaccines’ development and various efforts to scale up manufacturing. The federal government’s deal with Pfizer would pay for the purchase of the company’s vaccine if it gets FDA emergency use authorization or approval. So Pfizer hasn’t gotten any Warp Speed funding yet. ![]() That can be explained by the different partnerships the Trump administration struck with the two companies. In their own recent announcements, Moderna gave Operation Warp Speed a nod, while Pfizer didn’t mention it. Vice President Mike Pence similarly tweeted: "On Janu partnered with President & to develop a vaccine for the American people! Today, Moderna announced their vaccine is 95% EFFECTIVE! Operation Warp Speed is a success because of the strong leadership of this President!" ![]() ![]() For those great ‘historians’, please remember that these great discoveries, which will end the China Plague, all took place on my watch!" Trump tweeted Nov. The companies plan to request emergency-use authorization from the U.S. President Donald Trump says he and his administration’s Operation Warp Speed deserve credit for the promising news from biotech companies about vaccines to prevent COVID-19.ĭrugmakers Pfizer and Moderna announced that preliminary data for their vaccines show they are 95% and 94.5% effective, respectively, against COVID-19.
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