operation warp speed

Uncertainty over the pace of federal COVID-19 vaccine allotments is triggering anger and confusion in some states

HHS Secretary Alex Azar announced on Tuesday that the White House coronavirus task force would be advising states to begin to vaccinate the next tier of priority recipients, including anyone over the age of 65 and anyone with a documented comorbidity.

The vice president addressed the media on Friday after receiving his first dose of the COVID-19 vaccination.

Despite a monumental week with a COVID-19 vaccine rollout, Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar says Americans still need to wear masks, social distance, wash their hands and be diligent during the holiday season.

The United States began its rollout of the coronavirus vaccine on Monday. Hear from health leaders across the country as frontline workers began receiving their vaccinations.

Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar said on Monday the United States has purchased another 100 million doses of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine. Azar also said that he expects to be able to vaccinate every American who wants it by the end of the second quarter in 2021.

Gen. Gustave Perna, the chief operating officer of the White House’s Operation Warp Speed, on Saturday said distribution of the vaccine had begun. “We expect 145 sites to receive vaccines by Monday, another 425 sites on Tuesday. and the final 66 sites on Wednesday,” Perna said.

Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar gave an update on Operation Warp Speed on Tuesday and suggested that if vaccine data continues to be promising, vaccines could be deployed to the most vulnerable Americans before the end of the year.

A new undertaking from the White House is aiming to get a COVID-19 vaccine out to the public by January. “Operation Warp Speed” is a public-private partnership made to develop at vaccine in record time.