Paving the Way for the Next Frontier of Community-Engaged Research

ore than 6.8 million people in the United States have been hospitalized with the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), with more than 1.1 million fatalities.The Rapid Acceleration of Diagnostics-Underserved Populations (RADx-UP) initiative represents a substantial commitment by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to ensure equitable access to COVID-19 testing for all Americans, prioritizing communities that have been disproportionately affected by the pandemic.The