- U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the U.S. will re-engage with global vaccine alliance Gavi amid an Ebola outbreak, reversing last year’s pullback.
- Gavi has put about $50 million toward the Bundibugyo outbreak in the DRC and Uganda; advocates say releasing the $600 million Congress approved would boost outbreak response.
- The funding cut followed vaccine-skeptic Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s concerns about thimerosal; Gavi says it’s already moving toward newer, thimerosal-free vaccines and welcomes U.S. re-engagement.
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