President Trump has launched a new initiative, nicknamed 'Operation Warp Speed' to find a coronavirus vaccine.
Slaoui, who previously led vaccine development at GlaxoSmithKline, said he's been encouraged by the early vaccine development efforts that he's seen.
Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation's top infectious disease official who, as a member the president's coronavirus task force, has become one of the top voices on the coronavirus response and recovery plans, testified in a Senate hearing this week that a year or two would be a reasonable expectation for the development of a vaccine.
Fauci, who has recently faced public pushback from Trump over projections for when the country may be able to reopen, stood with the president as he announced Operation Warp Speed on Friday but didn't speak during the event.
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