By — Associated Press Associated Press Leave a comment 0comments Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/health/watch-live-cdc-chief-health-officials-testify-on-covid-19-vaccine Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter WATCH: CDC chief, health officials testify on COVID-19 vaccine Health Jul 2, 2020 10:00 AM EDT The Senate Committee on Appropriations held a hearing July 2 on protocols related to a future COVID-19 vaccine. Watch the hearing in the video player above. Dr. Francis Collins, Director of the U.S. National Institutes of Health testified that “we are all optimistic” that the Trump administration’s vaccine-acceleration program “Operation Warp Speed” will produce a safe and effective vaccine for COVID-19 by year end, and able to provide 300 million doses by early 2021. Collins said, “The goal that we have set to have a vaccine that works and is safe by the end of 2020 will be met” by one of the several vaccines candidates. Collins added that the U.S. is also targeting having 1 million rapid, on-site tests per day sometime around September to enable schools reopening and sports events. “By fall we expect that the winning technologies will make it possible to deploy several million more tests each week,” he said. We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now By — Associated Press Associated Press
The Senate Committee on Appropriations held a hearing July 2 on protocols related to a future COVID-19 vaccine. Watch the hearing in the video player above. Dr. Francis Collins, Director of the U.S. National Institutes of Health testified that “we are all optimistic” that the Trump administration’s vaccine-acceleration program “Operation Warp Speed” will produce a safe and effective vaccine for COVID-19 by year end, and able to provide 300 million doses by early 2021. Collins said, “The goal that we have set to have a vaccine that works and is safe by the end of 2020 will be met” by one of the several vaccines candidates. Collins added that the U.S. is also targeting having 1 million rapid, on-site tests per day sometime around September to enable schools reopening and sports events. “By fall we expect that the winning technologies will make it possible to deploy several million more tests each week,” he said. We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now