Trump Touts 'Operation Warp Speed' Coronavirus Vaccine Effort

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President Trump compared the effort to accelerate the development of a coronavirus vaccine by January 2021 to the Manhattan Project — saying, 'That means big and it means fast.' Experts have noted that a timeline of even 12-18 months is optimistic.

WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 15: A masked Dr. Anthony Fauci looks on as President Trump delivers remarks about coronavirus vaccine development.WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 15: A masked Dr. Anthony Fauci looks on as President Trump delivers remarks about coronavirus vaccine development.President Trump on Friday unveiled more details of"Operation Warp Speed" – an effort to accelerate the development of a vaccine and medical treatments for the coronavirus by January 2021.

Trump compared the effort to the Manhattan Project – the World War II effort to build the first nuclear weapon.Experts have noted that a timeline of even 12-18 months is optimistic. The first Food and Drug Administration-approved vaccine for the Ebola virus was not until December 2019, despite a peak in outbreaks between 2014-2016.

Trump said the United States would work with other countries — even China — on the project to quickly develop, manufacture and distribute a vaccine. "We'll be very happy if they are able to do it," Trump said, speaking generally about other countries working on vaccines for the virus."We have no ego when it comes to this," he said.

 

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Lololololololololol defundnpr

NPR needs better 'experts'. What say you now?

It's currently December 14th. We have a vaccine. Guess those 'experts' were wrong

This aged well 😂

Incredible that, after the fiasco where CDC wouldn't use a WHO test and tried to make its own, and gold plated it unsuccessfully, and delayed rollout 6 weeks while COVID-19 spread exponentially, now White House is having US go it alone with COVID-19 vaccines as well.

Am I the only one disappointed that this had nothing to do with warp engines or space travel?

I think he’s talking about his “projects” in Manhattan, you know the ones, he screwed his contractors out of money by never paying them. He’s a f****d up individual!

So now Fauci wears a mask? What all of a sudden changed his mind? Public pressure?

Is he saying it’s this big🤣🤣🤣🤣

The handicappedkid across the street still believes in Batman. BirdsOfAFeather

What’s in this vaccine? Lysol

January 2021? I wonder why he chose that date. Oh, I know. It's another unfulfilled promise that idiot voters will only realize after the election is over.

BS

It's the new version of all his other campaign lies in 2016.

Ridiculous man.

Science can not be warped. Not without risking lives. You are once again show how incompetent you are. Leave the research and development to those who trained to do. Go have yourself that drink of bleach you’ve been preaching.

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