The RECOVER Initiative is a research program run by the United States

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that aims to understand the causes of, discover treatments for and prevent

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. RECOVER's initial studies were observational, but others focused on pathology of treatments have been performed. Plans for a series of treatment studies were announced in July 2023.

Funding

A December 2020 allocation by Congress funded the creation of the program with $1.15 billion USD. In February 2024, the program received a further infusion of $515 million USD, extending the program until 2028.

References

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