VOA常速英语:特朗普宣布“曲速行动”

This is VOA news. Reporting by remote, I'm David Byrd.
President Donald Trump said Friday the U.S. government was working with other countries to develop a coronavirus vaccine at an accelerated pace while preparing to distribute a vaccine once one is ready.

In announcing the effort dubbed "Operation Warp Speed," Trump said the government would invest in all the top coronavirus vaccine candidates and said a list had been narrowed to 14 promising possibilities.
He said his administration would mobilize its forces to get a vaccine distributed once one was in place.
This will eliminate any unnecessary delay and enable us to begin providing Americans with a proven vaccine the day our scientists say, We are ready, we've got it.
Experts have warned it would likely take 12 to 18 months or more to get a vaccine ready for the public. But the president has sought to speed up that time frame while also playing down the need for a vaccine as he encourages U.S. states to reopen their economies.