“Two promising advancements in vaccines could make a real dent in the number of deaths and lasting disabilities caused by COVID. The shots we have now give us powerful protection against serious disease, but not the infections that spread the virus and allow it to evolve.”

“Scientists now developing nasal vaccines hope they could be sterilizing, generating immunity in the airways where the coronavirus first lands and preventing or reducing the risk of infection in a really meaningful way. President Biden is pressing to go for this, because it has such great promise. But the GOP is blocking him.”

“Republicans in the Senate are holding back $5 billion. Because Congress hasn’t approved this funding, none of these new vaccines are even close to coming on the market here, and Big Pharma isn’t eager to spend its own money on research that may not prove profitable.”

https://www.nj.com/opinion/2022/11/a...editorial.html

Given everyone is suffering from pandemic fatigue, why wouldn’t funding the search for a universal vaccine to stop the spread of Covid make sense?

The GOP’s excuse is that they want the pharmaceutical companies to do it, far cry for when they full heartedly supported their Messiah’s handing out dough to find a vaccine.

Real reason why Republicans won’t approve the resources, although they won’t admit it publicly, is because too many of their base swallowed the Tucker and Covid deniers bullshit and they are too afraid of being primaried. Ain’t a lot of courage on the right