Operation Warp Speed Upsc
Operation warp speed is a partnership between the department of health and human services and the department of defense.
Operation warp speed upsc. Inside the operation warp speed effort to get americans a covid 19 vaccine. The united states has launched a program called operation warp speed. 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. On may 15th almost six months ago to the day we stated the goal of the operation which was to have vaccines and therapeutics available and approved for use in the us.
Vaccines often take many years to develop but operation warp speed aims to have the first doses of vaccine ready to distribute by january 2021. Prelims current affairs 0. On may 15 2020 the white house announced operation warp speed to accelerate development production and distribution of covid 19 vaccines therapeutics and diagnostics to produce and deliver. Operation warp speed is a partnership among components of the department of health and human services and the department of defense engaging with private firms and other federal agencies and.
Watch live coverage as president trump gives an update on operation warp speed and his administrations coronavirus response. 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. The operation is stockpiling anticipated vaccines made by six different drug makers.