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[1] [2] The first news report of Operation Warp Speed was on April 29, 2020, [3] [4] [5] and the program was officially announced on May 15, 2020. [1] It was headed by Moncef Slaoui from May 2020 to January 2021 and by David A. Kessler from January to February 2021. [6]
"It was a planning error, and I am responsible," said General Gustave Perna, the chief operating officer of Operation Warp Speed.
But Operation Warp Speed wasn't perfect. The program spent $1.2 billion on the purchase of 300 million doses of the vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University.
According to Harrison, he worked “closely” with Dr. Anthony Fauci and was "an integral leader of the development of Operation Warp Speed." [13] [14] In February 2021, Harrison was reported to be exploring running for the special election in Texas's 6th congressional district after the death of incumbent Ron Wright. [15]
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In May 2020, Perna was named Chief Operating Officer (COO) of the White House's Operation Warp Speed effort to quickly develop a COVID-19 vaccine. [11] [12] In June 2020, he was nominated to continue serving as an Army general in the position of COO, and was confirmed the next month by the Senate. [3]