Operation Warp Speed

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Operation Warp Speed was a Trump Administration era program that enabled for the swift development and delivery of a vaccine that was to be used to inoculate the population against the COVID-19 "China Virus" pandemic that struck the United States in 2020. Through unprecedented efforts and removal of obstacle procedural hurdles, the vaccine was developed and distributed within months of the first discovered case of the virus in the United States.

The first discovered/confirmed case of the novel coronavirus outbreak SARS-COV-2, aka COVID-19, in the United States was documented to be on January 21, 2020.[1] Operation Warp Speed was established and multiple companies were financed for the development of a vaccine. The Research Vaccine Testing and Approval Process was complete by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, and the initial distribution of the vaccine was accomplished during the final months of President Trump's presidency, following the 2020 Presidential election, held on November 3, 2020. American biotechnology company Pfizer and German biotechnology company BioNTech collaborated and developed the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine[2] and biotechnology company Moderna developed the Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine[3] that were both authorized by the FDA, following the election.[4] Following FDA approval, distribution began immediately via prearranged methods organized by the Trump Administration.

In January 2021, conservative radio talk-show host and journalist Howie Carr acknowledged and thanked President Trump for the effort, stating in an open letter published in the Boston Herald:

"Thank you, Mr. President, for everything you’ve done... Thank you for Operation Warp Speed, an amazing achievement for which you will never receive the appropriate credit."[5]

Distribution of the vaccine was initially hindered and/or rejected by some local state electorate engaged in political opposition to President Trump's objectives.[6]

Admiral Brett Giroir, who was on the White House COVID-19 task force during the Trump presidency, reported that the country is on track to distribute 20 million vaccine doses, at least, by the first week of January 2021 and that approximately 30 million more doses are projected for the rest of January and another 50 million in February 2021. Additionally, it was reported that a third COVID-19 vaccine, developed by either Johnson & Johnson or Janssen Pharmaceuticals, could be approved for distribution as soon as January 2021.[7]

References

  1. TEGNA | WUSA 90, US hits 6 months since first reported COVID-19 https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/health/coronavirus/coronavirus-for-6-months-in-us/507-a1e04038-1bab-4f6c-8d77-440c3004619b, July 21, 2020
  2. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/covid-19/info-by-product/pfizer/index.html
  3. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/covid-19/info-by-product/moderna/index.html
  4. Adrianna Rodriguez | USA Today, Two COVID-19 vaccines are now authorized in the US; here's what we know about them, https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2020/12/21/covid-vaccine-pfizer-biontech-moderna-everything-know-them/3955331001/, December 21, 2020
  5. Howie Carr | Boston Herald, Howie Carr: Thanks for everything, President Trump, https://www.bostonherald.com/2021/01/18/trumps-presidential-report-card-by-howie-carr/, January 18, 2021
  6. Jordan Davidson | The Federalist, NY Gov. Andrew Cuomo Vows To Block COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution, Says It’s Bad That Vaccine Came During Trump Admin, https://thefederalist.com/2020/11/09/ny-gov-andrew-cuomo-vows-to-block-covid-19-vaccine-distribution-says-its-bad-that-vaccine-came-during-trump-admin/, November 9, 2020
  7. Jackie Salo | New York Post, Third COVID-19 vaccine may be approved in January, task force official says, https://nypost.com/2020/12/20/third-covid-19-vaccine-may-be-approved-in-january-official/, December 20, 2020