Overview

• US Secretary of Health Robert F. Kennedy Jr. halted all US funding for Gavi, accusing the alliance of compromising vaccine safety by sidelining dissenting viewpoints.
• Gavi rejected the allegations, emphasizing that it follows WHO expert recommendations alongside its pledge to place child safety first.
• The pledged €7.7 billion secured at a Brussels conference covers roughly 70 percent of Gavi’s €10.9 billion five-year funding goal to protect 500 million children.
• Germany committed €600 million over the next five years to bolster vaccine programs in low-income countries following the US pullout.
• The funding withdrawal continues a broader trend under President Trump of disengaging from multilateral health initiatives, raising concerns about future global vaccine cooperation.