Part of this initiative allows clinical trials to proceed quickly and be seen by the federal government instead of traditional public-private partnerships, in which pharma companies decide on their own protocols. Stakeholders include the Department CDC, FDA, and NIH. With mounting pressure and rising death rates, President Trump launches “ Operation Warp Speed” to accelerate COVID vaccine development. Meanwhile, Moderna’s COVID vaccine enters phase 1 trials, only 42 days after the initial sequencing of the virus, Spring 2020: Operation Warp Speed Initiated Governments around the world issue strict mandates and closures. On March 11th, 2020, the World Health Organization declares COVID a global pandemic.
March 2020: WHO Declares COVID a Pandemic Moderna Starts Vaccine Trials Shortly thereafter, researchers identify the virus as SARS-Cov-2 and China releases genetic data on the virus so researchers can begin R&D for a vaccine. Unable to contain the virus, the city goes into lockdown, followed by the rest of China. Timeline January 2020: COVID-19 EmergesĪn unidentified illness spreads rapidly in Wuhan, China. In this snapshot, we’ll explore how the pandemic disrupted the world, and what science companies are doing to adapt. From stay-at-home orders to business closures, travel bans, remote work and school, and accelerated vaccine development, COVID-19 had long-term implications for a number of industries. The COVID pandemic spread like wildfire across the globe - transforming life as we know it.
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