Vaccines are a vital tool that saves millions of lives annually. Concerningly, the U.S. government wants to cut funding for a key organization that saves lives worldwide through immunization. Amid vaccine safety debates, the world is witnessing a rise in measles cases.

The politics of the COVID pandemic saw a growing rejection of vaccines, and that shift has contributed to the Trump administration’s announcement to cut funding to Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance. Gavi is estimated to have saved the lives of 17 million children over the last 25 years. The loss of U.S. support would mean that 75 million children would miss their routine vaccinations in the next five years, and more than 1.2 million children could die as a result.

The vast number of children dying of infectious diseas

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