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Trump stated, "That means big and it means fast. A massive scientific, industrial and logistical endeavour unlike anything our country has seen since the [[Manhattan Project]]."  The program promoted the fast-track development and mass production of vaccines with multiple vaccine developers for distribution throughout the United States.  However, at the onset, Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases warned, "There’s no guarantee that the vaccine is actually going to be effective," in testimony to Congress.<ref>David Smith | The Guardian, Trump unveils 'warp-speed' effort to create coronavirus vaccine by year's end, https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/may/15/trump-coronavirus-warp-speed-vaccine-white-house, May 16, 2020</ref>  During the Trump Administration - from May 2020 to January 2021, the program was headed by Moncef Slaoui, and then later by David A. Kessler.<ref>Karen Zraick | ''The New York Times'', Meet the key members of Biden's Covid-19 response team, https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/24/us/bidens-covid-19-response-team.html, February 24, 2021</ref>  Through unprecedented efforts and removal of obstacle procedural hurdles, multiple vaccines were developed, distributed and administered within months of the first discovered case of the virus in the United States.  The vaccines developed at "warp-speed" were eventually deemed to be safe and effective, and were provided to the public "free-of-charge."   

Trump stated, "That means big and it means fast. A massive scientific, industrial and logistical endeavour unlike anything our country has seen since the [[Manhattan Project]]."  The program promoted the fast-track development and mass production of vaccines with multiple vaccine developers for distribution throughout the United States.  However, at the onset, Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases warned, "There’s no guarantee that the vaccine is actually going to be effective," in testimony to Congress.<ref>David Smith | The Guardian, Trump unveils 'warp-speed' effort to create coronavirus vaccine by year's end, https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/may/15/trump-coronavirus-warp-speed-vaccine-white-house, May 16, 2020</ref>  During the Trump Administration - from May 2020 to January 2021, the program was headed by Moncef Slaoui, and then later by David A. Kessler.<ref>Karen Zraick | ''The New York Times'', Meet the key members of Biden's Covid-19 response team, https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/24/us/bidens-covid-19-response-team.html, February 24, 2021</ref>  Through unprecedented efforts and removal of obstacle procedural hurdles, multiple vaccines were developed, distributed and administered within months of the first discovered case of the virus in the United States.  The vaccines developed at "warp-speed" were eventually deemed to be safe and effective, and were provided to the public "free-of-charge."   

The first discovered/confirmed case of the novel coronavirus outbreak SARS-COV-2, aka COVID-19, in the United States was documented on January 21, 2020.<ref>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</ref>  Project "MP2", which was later announced as ''Operation Warp Speed'', was soon established and multiple companies were financed for the development of a vaccine.  The U.S. government, during the Trump Administration, purchased initial batches of vaccines from Moderna, GlaxoSmithKline and Sanofi, Pfizer, Novavax, Johnson & Johnson and AstraZeneca before knowing whether they were safe and effective.<ref>''Axios'' | Bob Herman, Trump administration buys 100 million doses of Moderna's vaccine, https://www.axios.com/moderna-vaccine-coronavirus-trump-690017d1-6348-4312-bc61-06d8b783b7ca.html, August 11, 2020</ref>

The first discovered/confirmed case of the novel coronavirus outbreak SARS-COV-2, aka COVID-19, in the United States was documented on January 21, 2020.<ref>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</ref>  Project "MP2", which was later announced as ''Operation Warp Speed'', was soon established and multiple companies were financed for the development of a vaccine.  The U.S. government, during the Trump Administration, purchased initial batches of vaccines from ''Moderna'', ''GlaxoSmithKline and Sanofi'', ''Pfizer'', ''Novavax'', ''Johnson & Johnson'' and ''AstraZeneca'' before knowing whether they were safe and effective.<ref>''Axios'' | Bob Herman, Trump administration buys 100 million doses of Moderna's vaccine, https://www.axios.com/moderna-vaccine-coronavirus-trump-690017d1-6348-4312-bc61-06d8b783b7ca.html, August 11, 2020</ref>

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. The FDA issued Emergency Use Authorization's and the initial distribution of two approved vaccines was accomplished during the final months of President Trump's presidency.  In December 2020, the first vaccine was authorized for distribution, just days immediately following the [[2020 Presidential election]].<ref> Isobel Whitcomb | Science World, U.S. Authorizes First Vaccine for Covid-19, https://scienceworld.scholastic.com/pages/news/2020-21/us-authorizes-first-vaccine-for-covid-19.html, December 11, 2020</ref>

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. The FDA issued Emergency Use Authorization's and the initial distribution of two approved vaccines was accomplished during the final months of President Trump's presidency.  In December 2020, the first vaccine was authorized for distribution, just days immediately following the [[2020 Presidential election]].<ref> Isobel Whitcomb | Science World, U.S. Authorizes First Vaccine for Covid-19, https://scienceworld.scholastic.com/pages/news/2020-21/us-authorizes-first-vaccine-for-covid-19.html, December 11, 2020</ref>