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Operation Warp Speed: Does credit for Moderna’s COVID vaccine go to the US taxpayer?
Operation Warp Speed: Does The Credit for Moderna’s Vaccine Go To the US Taxpayer? | GZERO World
December 18, 2020
Without the help of the US government initiative "Operation Warp Speed," Moderna co-founder Noubar Afeyan says that it would have been impossible for the company to develop and deliver its vaccine so quickly. The fact, he says, that the American people may be days away from receiving its first doses is, in large part, thanks to their taxpayer dollars. Does President Trump, himself, deserve credit? "Without caveat," Afeyan says. He spoke with Ian Bremmer on GZERO World.
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