Bipartisan US Senate appropriators urge Trump administration to spend vaccine funds

By: Jennifer Shutt

Outlets: DC Bureau (States Newsroom)

Published: May 4, 2026

Words: 253

Last Updated: 2 months, 3 weeks ago

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WASHINGTON — The State Department must spend the $600 million Congress approved for an international vaccine program, according to a letter sent Monday by a bipartisan group of U.S. senators.

The six senior members of the Appropriations Committee, three Republicans and three Democrats, called on Secretary of State Marco Rubio to fulfill the government’s “pledge” to GAVI, the Vaccine Alliance.

“GAVI plays a critical role in averting the spread of preventable diseases around the globe and helps …

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