Future Universal Vaccine A Key Part Of White House COVID-19 Strategy

The Biden administration wants to accelerate research and development of a universal SARS-CoV-2 vaccine that protects against COVID-19 and all its variants, and officials plan to ask Congress to provide additional funding to support development efforts, the White House says in its national COVID-19 response strategy released Wednesday (March 2). It’s unclear how much money the administration would like from Congress. White House COVID-19 Response Coordinator Jeff Zients said the administration will work with lawmakers in the coming weeks to...