Manchin told me he asked NIH’s Tony Fauci whether they were close to a vaccine and Faucci said “no,” according to Manchin. “I guess Tony should know... It’s very contagious.”— Manu Raju (@mkraju) February 25, 2020
Lamar Alexander said: “The vaccine for the Coronavirus is moving more rapidly than any vaccine we have already tried to approve - but it will take a year or 18 months. The way to stop (an outbreak) is quarantine and monitoring.”— Manu Raju (@mkraju) February 25, 2020
There were 40 senators present for the all-senators briefing, Alexander said— Manu Raju (@mkraju) February 25, 2020
Senators also said there was concern that there have not been enough masks produced in the US to help prevent the spread of the virus. *Fixing words from previous thread