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S. Res. 511 — what changed

Supporting the role of the United States in helping save the lives of children and protecting the health of people in developing countries with vaccines and immunization through GAVI, the Vaccine Alliance.

From Reported in Senate to Agreed to Senate. 1 section amended between Reported in Senate and Agreed to Senate.

That the Senate—

(1)
changed commends the work of GAVI and its partners for their efforts to expand access to vaccines and immunizations for the most vulnerable men, women, and children in developing countries;
(2)
affirms the continued support of the United States Government for GAVI as an efficient and effective mechanism to advance global health security and save lives by—
(A)
reducing the incidence of deadly and debilitating diseases;
(B)
leveraging donor, partner country, and private sector investments in health systems capable of sustainably delivering vaccines and immunizations; and
(C)
reducing the cost of vaccines while promoting supply chain security and sustainability;
(3)
changed affirms the support of the United States Government for the goal of securing a minimum of at least $7,400,000,000 in donor commitments for GAVI’s GAVI's third replenishment, replenishment conference, to be held in on June 2020 in 4, 2020, hosted by the United Kingdom;
(4)
changed urges donor countries and private sector partners to step up the fight against vaccine-preventable deaths and increase their pledges for the third replenishment;replenishment conference;
(5)
urges GAVI partner countries to continue to make and meet ambitious co-financing commitments to sustain progress in ending vaccine-preventable deaths; and
(6)
encourages the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in cooperation with GAVI, to continue their work to strengthen public health capacity to introduce and sustain the use of new and underused vaccines in routine immunization programs.