Author tells 'American story' behind COVID vaccine development
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Journalist Gregory Zuckerman called the development of a COVID-19 vaccine "an American story" Thursday on "Fox News Primetime."
CEO Stéphane Bancel "had a vision [for a vaccine] and he kept pushing [his employees]. And that's in some ways an American story [of] American entrepreneurs," Zuckerman said. FILE PHOTO: Walmart pharmacist holds a vial of the Moderna coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine inside a Walmart department store in West Haven, Connecticut, U.S., February 17, 2021. REUTERS/Mike Segar/File Photo ( ) U.S. President Donald Trump signs an executive order on vaccine distribution during an Operation Warp Speed Vaccine Summit at the White House in Washington, U.S., December 8, 2020. REUTERS/Tom Brenner ( ) FILE PHOTO: A woman holds a small bottle labeled with a "Coronavirus COVID-19 Vaccine" sticker and a medical syringe in front of displayed Novavax logo in this illustration taken, October 30, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/File Photo ( )
The author said he contacted entrepreneurs, executives, investors and scientists - "mostly American" - as the vaccines were being developed because he had bet on COVID vaccines being "successful and effective."