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'''Operation Warp Speed''' ('''OWS''') was a [[Trump Administration]] era program that enabled for the swift development, production and delivery of vaccines that were to be used to inoculate the population against the [[COVID-19]] "China Virus" pandemic that struck the [[United States]] in 2020.  OWS was conceived by Department of Health and Human Services secretary [[Alex Azar]], a former pharmaceutical company executive who understood the motivations, risk tolerance and complexities of drug development, manufacturing and distribution.  It was immediately embraced by [[President Trump]], who ensured financial resources, attention, talent, and government support required for the initiatives success.<ref>Paul Mango | ''National Review'', The Truth about Trump’s Operation Warp Speed, https://www.nationalreview.com/2021/05/the-truth-about-trumps-operation-warp-speed/, May 4, 2021</ref> Officially announced on May 15, 2020, President Trump unveiled details of a "warp-speed" effort to create a [[Coronavirus]] vaccine by the end of the year.<ref>U.S. Dept. of Defense, Coronavirus: Operation Warp Speed, https://www.defense.gov/Explore/Spotlight/Coronavirus/Operation-Warp-Speed/</ref>  

'''Operation Warp Speed''' ('''OWS''') was a [[Trump Administration]] era program that enabled for the swift development, production and delivery of vaccines that were to be used to inoculate the population against the [[COVID-19]] "China Virus" pandemic that struck the [[United States]] in 2020.  OWS was conceived by Department of Health and Human Services secretary [[Alex Azar]], a former pharmaceutical company executive who understood the motivations, risk tolerance and complexities of drug development, manufacturing and distribution.  It was immediately embraced by [[President Trump]], who ensured financial resources, attention, talent, and government support required for the initiatives success.<ref>Paul Mango | ''National Review'', The Truth about Trump’s Operation Warp Speed, https://www.nationalreview.com/2021/05/the-truth-about-trumps-operation-warp-speed/, May 4, 2021</ref>  

 

Officially announced on May 15, 2020, President Trump unveiled details of a "warp-speed" effort to create a [[Coronavirus]] vaccine by the end of the year.<ref>U.S. Dept. of Defense, Coronavirus: Operation Warp Speed, https://www.defense.gov/Explore/Spotlight/Coronavirus/Operation-Warp-Speed/</ref>  

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 summer of 2020, the U.S. government began financing the manufacturing of up to 3 billion vaccines, months prior to any vaccine being granted Emergency Use Authorization.<ref>Paul Mango | ''National Review'', The Truth about Trump’s Operation Warp Speed, https://www.nationalreview.com/2021/05/the-truth-about-trumps-operation-warp-speed/, May 4, 2021</ref>

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 summer of 2020, the U.S. government began financing the manufacturing of up to 3 billion vaccines, months prior to any vaccine being granted Emergency Use Authorization.<ref>Paul Mango | ''National Review'', The Truth about Trump’s Operation Warp Speed, https://www.nationalreview.com/2021/05/the-truth-about-trumps-operation-warp-speed/, May 4, 2021</ref>