Trump administration unfreezes $600M for Gavi global vaccine effort
Summary
The Trump administration decided to release $600 million of U.S. funds to support a global vaccine program for children in poor countries. This reversed an earlier decision to stop funding the Geneva-based group Gavi, which helps provide vaccines worldwide.Key Facts
- The Trump administration announced the release of $600 million in government funds.
- These funds were originally approved by Congress for a vaccine program.
- The program helps vaccinate children in poor countries.
- The funds support Gavi, a global vaccine alliance based in Geneva.
- Last year, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. had stopped U.S. funding to Gavi.
- The new decision reverses that halt and resumes support for the program.
- Gavi works to improve access to immunization in developing nations.
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