The Protection pillar focuses on the built environment, personal protective equipment, vaccines, behavior change, including:

• anti-viral and vaccine research and development
• anti-viral and vaccine clinical trials
• anti-viral and vaccine epidemiology
• overcoming antimicrobial resistance, development of novel anti-microbials
  reducing risks of indoor exposures and viral load if exposed (ventilation, filtration, disinfection, personal protective equipment)
• behavioral interventions to promote adherence to community protective measures