00:00 Dr. Bob, a former Air Force physician and bio weapons expert, pivoted to leading a cloth mask initiative during the COVID crisis in 2020.

03:23 Dr. Bob ordered 650 million white cotton masks to distribute across the United States, but the plan was abruptly halted without a clear explanation.

08:00 Big pharma is hesitant to invest in risky vaccine development, the government has historically failed to manufacture vaccines efficiently, and Dr. Bob is now looking to history for a solution, proposing a Manhattan Project-like collaboration between the government and private sector to speed up vaccine development for COVID-19.

11:28 A team proposes running FDA processes in parallel and manufacturing vaccines before approval to speed up development, forming Project Warp Speed inspired by the Manhattan Project.

14:44 Jared Kushner and the White House approved the launch of Operation Warp Speed, aiming to accelerate vaccine development despite skepticism from experts.

18:19 Operation Warp Speed aims to have a vaccine by the end of the year, with Pfizer and Moderna leading the race and a push for diversity in vaccine trials following George Floyd's murder.

22:47 Pfizer and Moderna race to be the first to develop a COVID-19 vaccine, with Pfizer achieving over 90% efficacy in their initial results.

26:26 Operation Warp Speed developed effective vaccines quickly, but questions remain about profit distribution and future pandemic preparedness.