The National Institutes of Health‘s (NIH) Strategic Plan for COVID-19 Research aims to understand, detect, prevent, and treat COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019).
Acknowledging the unprecedented circumstances of COVID-19, NIH calls for an unprecedented reaction from the scientific community, emphasizing the need for rapid, well-funded research to help mitigate the spread and casualties of the virus. The plan includes five strategic priorities:
- Improve fundamental knowledge of SARS-CoV-2 (severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2) and COVID-19 disease progression, outcomes, and recovery
- Advance research to improve detection by developing and validating new assays and retooling existing diagnostic platforms
- Support research to advance treatment by evaluating new or repurposing existing treatments and defining implementation strategies
- Accelerate research to improve prevention by developing vaccines, other methods to prevent transmission, and implementation models
- Prevent and redress poor COVID-19 outcomes in health disparity and vulnerable populations
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