Trump administration unfreezes $600m for Gavi for global vaccine effort

Anti-vaccine groups, including one founded by ‌Kennedy, ⁠have for decades claimed that thimerosal, a mercury-based preservative used in vaccines, is linked to autism and other neurodevelopmental disorders, despite many studies showing no related safety issues." The previous month, Gavi's chief executive Sania ​Nishtar had said Gavi was moving away from vaccines that included a mercury-based preservative ​about which Kennedy had raised concerns.

The Trump administration said on Wednesday it will immediately release $600 million in congressionally appropriated funds ​for vaccines for the world's poorest countries after Washington withheld the money ‌over unsubstantiated safety concerns raised by U.