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Combat Emerging Infectious Diseases

Defense Health. Global Health.

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The Emerging Infectious Diseases Branch (EIDB) at the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research leads efforts to anticipate, prepare for and rapidly respond to infectious disease threats through an accelerated, iterative cycle of countermeasure development — from conception through human clinical trials.

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Preclinical Studies Support Army’s Pan-coronavirus Vaccine Strategy

A series of recently published preclinical study results show that the Spike Ferritin Nanoparticle (SpFN) COVID-19 vaccine developed by researchers at the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research may provide broad protection against SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern as well as other coronaviruses.

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