AVAC submitted a letter to House and Senate Appropriators requesting increased funding for immunization-related activities as part of the Fiscal Year 2026 Labor, Health and Human Services (LHHS), and Education Appropriations bill, including:
- $1.1 billion for the National Immunization Program
- $241 million for Influenza Planning and Response at CDC’s NCIRD; and
- $150 million for CDC’s Division of Viral Hepatitis.