Former "Operation Warp Speed" Chief Offers Expertise to Morocco’s COVID Vaccine Efforts

During his appearance on BM Magazine, the expert broke the silence since his resignation in January from the "Warp Speed" mission entrusted to him by former US President Donald Trump to find a Covid vaccine in record time, reports the MAP.

In his assessment of the response strategy against covid 19 led by the Moroccan authorities, Dr. Slaoui praised the dynamism of the committee set up. "Morocco has been able to access the necessary vaccine doses to protect its population against the new coronavirus," he said, adding that "the most urgent thing was to choose the path that would allow access to vaccine doses as quickly as possible".

Informed of Morocco’s willingness to locally produce vaccines to achieve its vaccination objective and help Africa, Mr. Anti-Covid said he was willing to support the kingdom to the extent of his abilities. "If I were asked to help train high-level technicians who could manufacture the vaccine, the product itself, yes! I would be ready to do it!" said Professor Slaoui.

And to note that "this requires very advanced complexity and technicality and this is something that would benefit Morocco very significantly. This would be a first step towards the acquisition of knowledge and technicians who could then not only develop the vaccine, but make discoveries in other countries and lead to research".

Furthermore, Dr. Slaoui stressed that Morocco has made significant progress in the last ten years. "There are certain advances (infrastructure...) that can be seen in the different cities. But if we consider the doubling of the population, there are also greater and more difficult needs to meet," he noted, believing that there are also major efforts to be made in the areas of public health and education.