Pres. Trump promises coronavirus vaccine by end of the year, but his own experts temper expectations.
On Friday, the president tapped Moncef Slaoui, a former pharmaceutical executive, to lead Operation Warp Speed. Even he concedes the goal is formidable.
President Donald Trump, left, listens as Moncef Slaoui, a former GlaxoSmithKline executive, speaks about the coronavirus in the Rose Garden of the White House, May 15, 2020, in Washington. But when Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, pressed Fauci on the likelihood of developing a vaccine within in a year or two, Fauci was said it's"not a long shot.""I think it's clearly much more likely than not that somewhere within that time frame we will get a vaccine for this virus," he said.
"I still think 12 to 18 months is an aggressive schedule, and I think it's going to take longer than that to do so."
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