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President Donald Trump is set to name a former pharmaceutical executive to lead his administration’s effort to produce and distribute a coronavirus vaccine by the end of the year.

Also Thursday, ousted federal vaccine scientist Dr. Rick Bright is due to testify before a House health subcommittee, where he plans to warn Congress that without a more coordinated response, "2020 will be the darkest winter in modern history.

Moncef Slaoui, a former GlaxoSmithKline executive, will lead “Operation Warp Speed,” Trump’s push to accelerate the vaccine development process for Covid-19, according to an administration official.