With Warp Speed Decisions Already Made, Transitioning To Biden Admin Should Be No Trouble, Slaoui Says

As vaccines near availability, Moncef Slaoui says his full-time role at OWS may be ending. He has not met with the Biden Transition team, but notes that other Warp Speed officials have.

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Slaoui expects vaccinations to be well under way by the time Joe Biden is inaugurated president in January. • Source: Shutterstock

Operation Warp Speed may not need much tweaking when transitioning to the Biden Administration, since most vaccine planning will have already been completed.

OWS Chief Scientific Adviser Moncef Slaoui said vaccinations are expected to be under way when President-elect Joe Biden is inaugurated...

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