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Coronavirus vaccine race: US ‘Operation Warp Speed’ explained – Al Jazeera English
The federal initiative aims to fast-track development of drugs to combat COVID-19 in the United States.
As nations around the world race to develop a vaccine to fend off COVID-19, the United States is rushing to be at the forefront of the battle.
In early April 2020, the administration of President Donald Trump announced Operation Warp Speed, a flagship federal initiative to fast-track the development of drugs to combat the novel coronavirus. The US government has so far invested more than $5bn in more some 30 research projects for the development of vaccines, diagnostics and treatments.
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