We could have a single injection so you don't have to get annual flu. I'm very concerned about the process, the lack of competition, lack of peer review. This funding was appropriated in the American Rescue plan. Congress agreed in Our fiscal year 2026 Labor HHS appropriations bill to rescind that fund. That bill was made public on January 20th. NIH obligated this funding on January 31st, well after the bill was public, but three days before it was enacted into law and would have been rescinded in late January. (04:08–04:17)
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