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Perna Retiring From Covid Task Force as U.S. Response Shifts
- Army general who co-led Operation Warp Speed stepping down
- Barda’s Robert Johnson to be interim COO amid successor search
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U.S. Army General Gustave Perna, a top official in the Covid-19 vaccine rollout in both the Trump and Biden administrations, is set to retire July 2.
Robert Johnson, an official at the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority, will serve as interim chief operating officer for the pandemic effort, according to Jeffrey Zients, President Joe Biden’s Covid-19 coordinator.