Pres. Trump delivered remarks on vaccine development, proclaiming that 'Operation Warp Speed,' his administration's initiative to fast-track a vaccine, is the country's biggest undertaking since the Manhattan Project.
Here are Friday's most significant developments in Washington:
President Donald Trump, with Response coordinator for White House Coronavirus Task Force Deborah Birx, speaks about vaccine development, on May 15, 2020, in the Rose Garden of the White House, in Washington.Trump names leaders of 'Operation Warp Speed,' says vaccine could come before the end of the year
He also claimed vaccines will be made"right here in the U.S.A." but that he will help other countries in every way possible.Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, listens as President Donald Trump speaks about the coronavirus in the Rose Garden of the White House, May 15, 2020, in Washington.
President Donald Trump speaks about 'Operation Warp Speed' to facilitate the development of a COVID-19 vaccine, in the Rose Garden of the White House, Friday, in Washington.Conway said the private sector and the military would also have a role in vaccine development. Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Steven Hahn said on CBS Friday morning"that will be a White House decision" as to whether they still use the Abbott ID NOW test in light of an FDA notice"alerting the public to early data that suggest potential inaccurate results."
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