United for Medical Research, of which AAU is a founding member, sent letters urging House and Senate leaders to avoid another continuing resolution and to complete FY22 appropriations, including 2022 funding for the National Institutes of Health, in a timely manner. “A CR well into 2022 would stall the incredible gains by NIH and the biomedical research community, including research on COVID-19 vaccines, Alzheimer’s, cancer, heart disease, and more,” the letters stated.
The letters also linked to a series of fact sheets demonstrating the value of investing in the NIH and medical research.