Defense secretary says coronavirus vaccine will be ready by end of year
Secretary of Defense Mark Esper downplayed characterizations made by health officials that a vaccine within the year would be "aspirational."
U.S. Secretary of Defense Mark Esper speaks as President Donald Trump listens during a news briefing on the latest development of the coronavirus outbreak in the U.S. at the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House March 18, 2020 in Washington, DC.WASHINGTON — Secretary of Defense Mark Esper double-downed on Friday by saying the Pentagon will meet an aggressive timeline to have a coronavirus vaccine by the end of the year, a deadline doubted by leading health officials.
Esper downplayed characterizations made by health officials that a vaccine within the year would be "aspirational."
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