TB Archives – Treatment Action Group

This Year, Our Board Saw Firsthand What We Are Up Against

December 29, 2025
Jason Kirk

This year revealed how far this administration is willing to go in undermining public health. The White House refused to recognize World AIDS Day. Global and domestic HIV, TB, and HCV programs were directly threatened, and many were terminated. Senior CDC leaders resigned rather than carry out political firings or oversee the degradation of national vaccine guidance. And in August, a vigilante encouraged by political rhetoric fired nearly 500 rounds into the CDC campus in Atlanta and killed a police officer. The President has still not publicly acknowledged the attack.

TAGLine 2025: A Year of Action

December 18, 2025
Jason Kirk

TAGLine 2025 documents a year of action as Treatment Action Group defended science, confronted attacks on public health, and fought to protect communities impacted by HIV, TB, and HCV.

What Could Go Right? Partnering with Communities and Civil Society for New TB Vaccines

December 18, 2025
Dorrit Walsh

New tuberculosis (TB) vaccines could be realized as soon as 2028 — radically reshaping the journey to eliminate TB. Communities and civil society organizations are poised to play a vital role in the introduction of a future TB vaccine as central protagonists of this next chapter for TB elimination.

New Report Urges Action to Ensure Sustainable, Affordable Supply of Key Vaccine Adjuvants for Global Health Use

December 15, 2025
Dorrit Walsh

Behind many lifesaving vaccines is a fragile supply chain that few people ever see. This new TAG report examines how weaknesses in the production and supply of key vaccine adjuvants (an ingredient that enhances the immune response) can create bottlenecks that threaten global access to vaccines, underscoring the importance of greater market transparency, security, and competitiveness among governments, funders, and pharmaceutical companies.

From Forest to Factory: Tracing the Supply Chains for Two Modern Adjuvants of Global Health Importance — QS-21 and MPL

December 15, 2025
Dorrit Walsh

From Forest to Factory: Tracing the Supply Chains for Two Modern Adjuvants of Global Health Importance — QS-21 and MPL provides a first of its kind analysis of the global supply chains of two key adjuvants used in several of the world’s most important vaccines.

Action Alert: TAG Joins Campaign to Impeach RFK Jr. for Undermining Public Health

December 11, 2025
Dorrit Walsh

Earlier this week, Representative Haley Stevens of Michigan introduced articles of impeachment against Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., citing his abuse of authority, attacks on vaccines, and cancellation of billions of dollars in lifesaving biomedical research.

Job Posting: Communications Director

December 8, 2025
Jason Kirk

We're seeking a new communications director — a strategic, creative, & highly organized communications professional who'll bring structure, vision, & strong editorial judgment to TAG’s growing body of work. The Communications Director is a key member of TAG’s leadership team and plays a central role in shaping how the organization communicates its science, advocacy, and impact to diverse audiences.

Work With Us

December 8, 2025
Chad Cipiti

Communications Director

2025 End of Year Giving

December 2, 2025
Dorrit Walsh

Since January 2025, the U.S. government has frozen global HIV and tuberculosis (TB) research, prevention, and treatment programs. Here at home, research grants have been frozen or cut, public servants fired, and prevention, treatment, and public health programs gutted. Give today to make a difference!

Advocacy for TB Scientists

November 21, 2025
Dorrit Walsh

In this interactive November 2025 webinar, TAG and our partners highlighted some of the federal policies, executive orders, and funding cuts that have been impacting TB research since the beginning of 2025.