Research into vaccines that would protect against all coronaviruses is making progress, Dr. Anthony Fauci said Tuesday. COVID-19 is the disease caused by the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus, also known as SARS-CoV-2, or a type of coronavirus. The COVID-19 vaccines have plummeted in effectiveness against virus infection over time, particularly since the rise in the Omicron virus variant. They’ve also slipped in protection against severe disease. Looking ahead to the emergency of other variants, Fauci told a congressional panel in Washington, “the importance of developing a pan-coronavirus vaccine, namely one that would be effective against all SARS-CoV-2 variants and ultimately against all coronaviruses, becomes even more apparent.” “We have made significant progress in that direction. We have identified antibodies that neutralize multiple different coronaviruses,” he added. Fauci directs the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), which is part of the National Institutes of Health. Fauci and other top NIAID …