My instinct tells me the vaccine is the weapon.
I didn’t think the vaccine is the weapon. I think the government thinks China will keep sending these viruses at us. The vaccine combats many different types of corona viruses. And their are several different viruses. I expect that China’s vaccine is a test. Their vaccine shows the next virus. Their will work to stop the next virus they throw at us. So we need to study it. Our vaccines are likely to work versus many variations but we can’t be sure yet.
But I think they are pursing the vaccine and masks because they expect another virus soon.