NIH strategic plan outlines COVID-19 research priorities
The National Institutes of Health's National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases today released a strategic plan for accelerating research to diagnose, prevent and treat COVID-19. The document outlines four key priorities: improving fundamental knowledge of SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19; developing rapid, accurate diagnostics and assays to identify and isolate COVID-19 cases and track the spread of the virus; characterizing and testing potential treatments for COVID-19; and developing safe and effective vaccines to protect individuals from infection and prevent future SARS-CoV-2 outbreaks.
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