So who will be fired for wasting over a billion dollars?
Oh, wait....it’s gubbmint
With such a long time line and unclear objectives and goals, my assessment is that it was used as an overall “get well” project for multiple NIH contracted researchers (e.g., Johns Hopkins and other government funded medical researchers)
Study results didn’t support preconceived liberal notions.
The studies will be planned until the plan is out of money.