This will go down in history as one of science and medical research's greatest achievements. Perhaps the most impressive.
I put together a preliminary timeline of some key milestones to show how several years of work were compressed into months.
I put together a preliminary timeline of some key milestones to show how several years of work were compressed into months.
There are several points noteworthy related to this timeline:
1. Moderna had a head-start, so why didn't their Phase 3 trial finish first?
Part of #OperationWarpSpeed (OWS), they were requested to slow down enrollment to get better minority representation
nytimes.com
1. Moderna had a head-start, so why didn't their Phase 3 trial finish first?
Part of #OperationWarpSpeed (OWS), they were requested to slow down enrollment to get better minority representation
nytimes.com
2. 3 scientists led the way
Katalin Karikó, worked on a mRNA vaccine for ~30 years, was demoted from @PennMedicine d/t losing her grants, went to @moderna_tx
statnews.com
and the husband and wife team @BioNTech_Group
nytimes.com
Katalin Karikó, worked on a mRNA vaccine for ~30 years, was demoted from @PennMedicine d/t losing her grants, went to @moderna_tx
statnews.com
and the husband and wife team @BioNTech_Group
nytimes.com
3. The 5 days from sequencing the virus to design of an mRNA vaccine, relayed by Tony Fauci in our conversation
@Medscape
@Medscape
4. Whose idea was OWS and when did it kick in?
Peter Marks @US_FDA
nytimes.com @SharonLNYT
It was announced May 15th
defense.gov
Peter Marks @US_FDA
nytimes.com @SharonLNYT
It was announced May 15th
defense.gov
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