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U.S. President Donald Trump returns from the 2025 NATO Summit on June 24, 2025 at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland. [AFP]
The head of Gavi said Thursday the organisation which vaccinates children in the world's poorest countries was "disappointed" after Washington announced it was pulling funding in an incendiary video questioning its safety standards.
A Brussels summit held by the group to raise money on Wednesday night, was overshadowed by a video message sent by US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr, who raised sweeping vaccine safety doubts without evidence and announced an end to Washington's support.
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