Expanded Distribution For COVID Vaccines Will Boost Options – And Logistical Complications

Operation Warp Speed officials eye the Moderna vaccine and upcoming one-shot Janssen product to widen the immunization campaign’s reach, but more products also could bring more problems.

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Operation Warp Speed's Moncef Slaoui answers question during a 21 December briefing on COVID-19 vaccine development and distribution. • Source: Screenshot

New coronavirus vaccines are easing the logistical issues for Operation Warp Speed, while at the same time increasing their complexity, as the federal program attempts to vaccinate the entire United States in a matter of months.

Moderna, Inc.’s coronavirus vaccine, which received an emergency use authorization from the US Food and Drug Administration on 18 December, now is being distributed by OWS and its partners....

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