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The contract is the most the United
States has agreed to spend on
a vaccine, under “Operation Warp
Speed,” the White House program
aimed at accelerating access
to vaccines and treatments for the
new coronavirus.
Previous deals with other vaccine
makers were intended to also help
pay for development costs.
The U.S. government has agreed
to invest more than $5 billion
in vaccines and has funded more
than 30 projects, including for diagnostics
and treatments.
AstraZeneca, a global biopharmaceutical
company has also received
1 billion from the government
towards research and development
and is currently working
with Oxford University to develop
a vaccine.
(Hear directly from Health and Human Services Secretary Azar as he explains Operation
Warp Speed – a plan to bring #coronavirus vaccines, therapeutics, and diagnostics to the
American people in record time.)
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