Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has urged the immediate reinstatement of federal funding for HIV research and prevention in a letter to HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. He warns that cuts made during the Trump administration threaten to reverse decades of scientific progress and jeopardize the health of millions, particularly within LGBTQ+ communities. Schumer criticized the termination of over 200 research grants and halt of critical vaccine trials, emphasizing the potential long-term consequences of such actions on ongoing HIV efforts.
In a June 3 letter, Schumer accused HHS of reversing decades of scientific progress and undermining the bipartisan 'Ending the HIV Epidemic' initiative launched under President Donald Trump in 2019.
These actions put millions of lives at risk, Schumer wrote, noting that HHS has dangerously hampered HIV response efforts.
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