Trump cuts threaten free vaccine program for kids amid measles outbreak

Largely eradicated diseases at risk of returning due to budget cuts

Vaccines have saved around 150 million lives over the past 50 years, but that progress is now under threat.

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Trump Cuts Threaten Free Vaccine Program for Kids Amid Measles Outbreak

Trump cuts threaten free vaccine program for kids amid measles outbreak

Dr. Ali Sherif normally gives about 50 doses of the measles vaccine to children each month at his clinic in Hobbs, New Mexico, near the Texas state line.

It’s been more than 30 years since the Vaccines for Children (VFC) program began. Back then, many communities across the country were facing measles outbreaks, in part because funding for vaccine programs had been cut and fewer people were getting vaccinated. This federal program, which provides free vaccines to children whose parents or guardians can’t afford them, was established by Congress in 1994. Public health officials in Austin, Texas, s…