WASHINGTON, Oct. 21 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' National Institutes of Health has issued a funding opportunity announcement for the advancement of Group A Streptococcus vaccine discovery. The agency description of the cooperative agreement states: "The purpose of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is to support discovery and design of novel Group A Streptococcus (GAS) vaccine candidates and their advancement into preclinical evaluation for broad protection agai more ST