The Gates Foundation said on Tuesday it will commit $1.6 billion over the next five years to support Gavi, a public-private partnership that helps buy vaccines for the world's poorest children. The number of kids dying around the world will likely go up this year because of the massive cuts to foreign aid,

Global vaccine group Gavi secured over $9 billion for immunizing the world's poorest children over five years, despite falling short of its $11.9 billion target. Key donors included the UK and the Gates Foundation,

The secretary of health and human services said that funding will be curtailed until Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, takes into account the science of vaccine safety in its campaigns.