Tentative rollout plan
Author: Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY
A ‘Herculean’ effort: States finalize their COVID-19 vaccine distribution plans
State public health departments say they’re ready to leap into action as soon as a COVID-19 vaccine is approved but caution much is still unknown.
What would be required to get Trump’s new favorite COVID antibody treatment on the market?
President Trump touts an experimental COVID antibody cocktail made by Regeneron and wants it free for all Americans. The FDA can fast-track approval.
Federal government wants COVID-19 vaccine distribution system ready to roll by Nov. 1
UPS is consulting with Operation Warp Speed on a distribution system that will be ready by Nov. 1.
Texas-based McKesson tapped to help get coronavirus vaccines into American communities
The U.S. government has chosen medical supplier McKesson to be a centralized distributor for future coronavirus vaccines.
At least two pharmaceutical companies promise affordable COVID-19 vaccines during the pandemic
At least two COVID-19 vaccine companies that have gotten millions from the U.S. government plan to either make no profit or will set one global price.
‘No one is safe until everyone is safe’: Vaccine nationalism threatens global coronavirus effort
Instead of collaboration, coordination and sharing, vaccine nationalism pits nation against nation to get and keep enough doses for their citizens.
Mike Pence doesn’t mention wearing masks as a way of stopping the spread of coronavirus
Vice President Mike Pence didn’t mention face masks or social distancing as ways to protect against coronavirus at a White House task force briefing.
Former pharma exec tapped to head White House’s ‘Operation Warp Speed’ coronavirus effort
President Trump on Wednesday tapped venture capitalist and former pharmaceutical head Moncef Slaoui to head coronavirus Operation Warp Speed.
Latest on global search for coronavirus vaccine: 1st US candidate set for Phase 2; WHO tracks 8 efforts; Pfizer tests in humans
As the all-out effort for a vaccine accelerates, USA TODAY is rounding up some of the week’s most notable developments.