WASHINGTON _ In Seattle, where the coronavirus pandemic first exploded in the United States, Dr. Larry Corey is preparing to oversee landmark clinical trials that will determine the effectiveness of the most promising vaccine candidates for COVID-19.
A friend and colleague to Dr. Anthony Fauci over several decades, Corey has overseen hundreds of similar trials over the years _ a practiced scientific process in which the potency of a vaccine is tested in volunteers.
This time, however, as part of the Trump administration's "Operation Warp Speed," Corey and his colleagues face an unprecedented timeline in trying to meet the program's goal to deliver 300 million doses of a proven COVID-19 vaccine by January.
