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“24 Hours to Save AIDS Research” to Highlight HIV Research Advances and Warn Against Continued Federal Funding Cuts
A grassroots group of organizers is announcing “24 Hours to Save AIDS Research,” a non-partisan event taking place from Tuesday, September 16, 2025, starting at 11:00 am ET that will promote the successes of HIV research and demand continued federal investments. The interactive event will feature presentations, panels, and dialogue with scientists, researchers, and advocates from around the world.
AVAC Condemns US Administration’s ‘Pocket Rescission’ Request to Withhold Billions in Foreign Aid
AVAC condemns the US Administration’s intent to withhold billions of dollars in federal foreign assistance through the proposed ‘pocket rescission’ request sent to Congress last Friday. AVAC calls on Congress to reassert its constitutional power in appropriating federal spending and counteracting this executive overreach by the Administration.
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AVAC Responds to Government’s Emergency Appeal to SCOTUS
In response to the US government’s August 26 emergency application to the US Supreme Court seeking to stay the preliminary injunction in the AVAC v Department of State legal case against the foreign aid freeze, AVAC’s Executive Director, Mitchell Warren, asks whether SCOTUS will restore some of the checks and balances this administration is consistently undermining.
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AVAC Condemns Appeals Court Reversal of Order Directing Trump Administration to Spend Foreign Assistance Funds
AVAC strongly condemns today’s decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit to overturn the District Court’s injunction that compelled the restoration of vital foreign aid funding in the lawsuit, AVAC v. United States Department of State, which challenged the Trump Administration’s funding freeze on foreign assistance.
AVAC Condemns Administration’s Further Actions to Dismantle and Deconstruct U.S. Government Vaccine Research and Delivery Infrastructure
AVAC condemns a series of actions taken by the U.S. presidential administration to dismantle U.S. leadership in research, development and delivery of lifesaving vaccines.
Important Win for Public Health: Supreme Court Upholds ACA Preventive-Care Protections
AVAC welcomes today’s ruling affirming the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act’s preventive services mandate, including coverage for PrEP at no cost to patients. This decision represents a critical victory for public health, health equity, and the millions of people who rely on preventive services to stay healthy and safe.
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FDA Approves Injectable Lenacapavir for PrEP
AVAC welcomes the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval of injectable lenacapavir (LEN) for the prevention of HIV as PrEP.
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AVAC Condemns Removal of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices
AVAC strongly condemns Secretary of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., for removing all members of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP). This committee of vaccine experts—with decades of experience in vaccine development, delivery and safety—is responsible for developing the country’s vaccine policies and recommendations for the CDC.
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AVAC Denounces White House Effort to Codify DOGE Cuts to Health, Research and Foreign Assistance
AVAC denounces recent proposals and actions by the US administration that signal a clear intention to defund and eliminate lifesaving global health research, development and delivery programs. If passed by Congress, proposed funding rescissions for the current year’s budget would claw back billions of Congressionally appropriated dollars for critical, life-saving programs.
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AVAC Condemns HHS Mass Layoffs
AVAC condemns the US administration’s ongoing reduction in force of the US Department of Health and Human Services, which oversees 13 agencies, including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Food and Drug Administration and the National Institutes of Health.
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