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Collins says State Department will reinstate funding for global humanitarian vaccine alliance
- Sen. Susan Collins says the State Department will restore the full $600 million in U.S. funding to Gavi, the global vaccine alliance, after a recent pause.
- The funding had been held up by HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. over vaccine-safety concerns; Secretary of State Marco Rubio has moved to retake control of the U.S. relationship with Gavi.
- Gavi helps deliver vaccines to developing countries to prevent outbreaks—an action supporters say helps stop diseases before they reach the U.S.
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