Questions about whether the political calendar in an election year holds sway over the search for a COVID-19 vaccine hung over Gen. Gustave Perna's confirmation hearing to lead that effort.
, the official moniker for the Trump administration's frenetic drive to roll out such a vaccine this year.
"I have recently come to the conclusion that it is more and more likely to occur," Perna assured the panel."The key to our success is to ensure we rely on science to assess our options, effectiveness and risk." "The decision to provide an emergency relief capability and/or deliver early is not my decision," he added."That will be a policy decision."
"Right now, as I see the numbers," Perna told Connecticut Democrat Richard Blumenthal,"I do think it is potentially possible."last month with the World Health Organization, Blumenthal pressed Perna on whether he would commit to working with any nation that offers information or cooperation for developing a COVID-19 vaccine.
Maine Independent Angus King wanted to know what the price of a vaccine developed with public funds but produced by private industry should be.
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