The announcement comes ahead of a summit that aims to raise at least $9 billion for Gavi, which helps provide vaccines to low-resource areas.
This week's meeting of ACIP is likely to mark its end—for now—as a vaccine advisory body.
The group is expected to vote on thimerosal, despite no evidence of harm, and will discuss the MMRV use in young children.
Former ACIP members pushed back on claims of public mistrust and warned dismantling has critically weakened US vaccination programs.
The US has been hit hardest, with more than 10,000 cases and 5 deaths, 4 of them in children younger than 1 year.
The 19 low- and middle-income countries experienced 28,000 congenital rubella syndrome cases—78% of the world's cases—in 2023 alone.
An industry group responds, "Other than clean water, arguably nothing has done more to improve public health than vaccines."
Fifty-seven percent of those polled said they were unsure of complications if a pregnant woman contracts measles.
Reversing previous trends, trust in government vaccine information declined some in Democrats, but rose a bit among Republicans.
In an update today, the CDC said 93% of the cases are part of six outbreaks.
