02/02/2022

The U.S. Army is Working on a Universal Coronavirus Vaccine

Dr. Fauci said it could be years before one's potentially available

The discovery of the COVID-19 virus in 2020 prompted a global race for an effective vaccine. Scientists have now developed several vaccines to fight COVID-19. While the vaccines authorized for use in the United States still significantly reduce rates of hospitalization and death, concerns of vaccine efficacy have grown as variants such as omicron appear to evade some vaccine protections.

On Jan. 26, at a White House press briefing, Dr. Anthony Fauci said that now there's an urgent need for a universal vaccine that could protect people from multiple COVID-19 variants, as well as other coronaviruses, such as SARS.

Meanwhile, some news outlets tweeted that the Army was developing a universal coronavirus vaccine.

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