Scientists were close to a coronavirus vaccine years ago. Then the money dried up.

[McKim]

9. My Husband Did Brain Research for 35 Years

My husband did brain research for 35 years on soft money grants. The approval rate for NIH grants hovered between 5% and 1% depending on the federal budget. Many people have left Neuroscience because this is so discouraging. The entire yearly budget of NIH for one of those years equaled the price of an aircraft carrier. Our bloated military budget is the elephant in our Livingroom. We have been funding death over life since the 1950s’. It’s why we can’t have nice things like universal health care. Chickens are coming home to roost now with Coronavirus.
Wake up people!