Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) said Tuesday that the State Department is set to reinstate funding for a global humanitarian vaccine program after the Trump administration previously paused the program. "It is welcome news that following our recent outreach, the State Department has committed to contributing the full $600 million for GAVI, the Vaccine Alliance," Collins said in a Tuesday press release. Advertisement AdvertisementSecretary of State Marco Rubio indicated last month that the United States might restart funding for Gavi, a global humanitarian vaccine alliance, going back on a decision from Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to halt the money over vaccine concerns. The State Department head told members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that his department had been taking back control of American relations with Gavi, an organization that provides developing countries with vaccines. A significant part of Gavi's budget has historically come from Congress, with the State Department traditionally overseeing funding for the organization.