On Apr. 23, 2020, a new strategic plan from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health, detailed the instituteﾒs plan for accelerating research to diagnose, prevent and treat COVID-19. The NIAID Strategic Plan for COVID-19 Research has four key priorities. The first involves improving fundamental knowledge of SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19.