Getting funding will be a big challenge.
. Ideally, future vaccines would offer longer-lasting protection against infection with and transmission of the virus, not just serious illness and death.
Federal officials, researchers, and representatives from pharmaceutical companies Pfizer and Moderna will meet Tuesday at a White House “summit” to discuss next steps. It’s unclear if President Biden — who currentlyThe currently available COVID-19 vaccines still work well to keep most people from getting seriously ill or dying from COVID-19.
Getting the investment necessary to move these next sets of vaccines forward will be an additional challenge. The White House is
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