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US to re-engage with Gavi vaccine alliance amid Ebola outbreak, Rubio says

The Vaccine Alliance (GAVI) logo and U.S. flag are seen in this illustration taken April 23, 2025. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration
The Vaccine Alliance (GAVI) logo and U.S. flag are seen in this illustration taken April 23, 2025. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration Reuters

WASHINGTON - U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Tuesday that the U.S. would re-engage with the global vaccine alliance Gavi amid the Ebola outbreak in several African countries.

Rubio told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that the decision had been made a few weeks ago to re-engage, after the Trump administration pulled funding from Gavi last year.

(Reporting by Patricia Zengerla, Doina Chiacu and Simon Lewis)

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This story was originally published June 2, 2026 at 10:53 AM.

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