Operation Warp Speed Elizabeth Warren
Elizabeth warren d ma called for operation warp speed chief moncef slaoui to resign or be fired from that position a day after the house select subcommittee on the coronavirus released financial documents that the subcommittee said raise questions about slaouis investments in glaxosmithkline which is working to develop a covid 19 vaccine under the governments initiative.
Operation warp speed elizabeth warren. In their letter warren and hirono noted that 60 of the 90 members of operation warp speed are with the military as first reported by the publication stat and they complained dodhhs. By beth wang september 23 2020 at 634 pm. Detroit operation warp speed has the goal of getting a covid 19 vaccine distributed throughout the united states. Once a vaccine receives emergency use authorization from the fda it will go from the makers to the arms of citizens.
Slaoui was hired as a contractor so that he could evade ethics laws and work on operation warp speed without divesting from millions of dollars in financial conflicts sen. Part of the team working tirelessly behind the scenes is marion whicker from warren. Moncef slaoui chief adviser to operation warp speed stands on the podium before president trump speaks during a news conference at the white house on sept. Once a vaccine receives emergency use authorization from the fda it will go.
Moncef slaoui was appointed may 15 to run the trump administrations covid 19 vaccine program operation warp speed. Slaouis stake in glaxosmithkline alone is an egregious conflict of interest given his role leading operation warp speed warren blumenthal and jayapal d wash write.