Operation Warp Speed History
Since its inception operation warp speed has repeatedly come under fire over its opaque nature including from senate critics who accused officials of making major decisions behind closed doors.
Operation warp speed history. Four star general gustave perna was two months away from retirement when the career united states army supply officer was appointed to lead operation warp speed the federal governments crash. The last time the government tried that it was a. The federal government has launched operation warp speed to deliver a covid 19 vaccine by january months ahead of standard vaccine timelines. Moncef slaoui resigned from the company to become chief scientist for the trump administrations operation warp speed a group designed to accelerate the development of a vaccine for the coronavirus.
It will promote mass production of multiple vaccines based on preliminary evidence allowing for faster distribution if clinical trials confirm one of the vaccines is safe and effective. Operation warp speed is unequaled and unrivaled anywhere in the world as a result of operation warp speed pfizer announced on monday that its china virus vaccine is more than 90 percent. Department of health and human service released a statement that announced operation warp speeds goal is to produce and deliver 300 million doses of safe and effective vaccines with. As a result of operation warp speed pfizer announced on monday that its vaccine is more than 90 effective.
Slaoui continued to hold more than 10 million in stock options in the company in his new role while the federal government invested 483 million in the company to assist in coronavirus vaccine trials. 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. In may 2020 board member dr.