News White House to invest $5 billion in next-generation COVID vaccines. Here’s why we need new ones. April 10, 2023April 11, 2023Karen Weintraub, USA TODAYComments Off on White House to invest $5 billion in next-generation COVID vaccines. Here’s why we need new ones. Like Operation Warp Speed, Project NextGen will involve public-private collaborations to speed up the development of new COVID vaccines.