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Let your elected officials know why you care about ensuring that children in developing countries have access to vaccines, and ask officials to continue to support global immunization programs. By voicing your support for vaccines, you can ensure that existing U.S. government support for global vaccines will continue to save the lives of millions of children around the world. Sustaining U.S. government support for global childhood vaccines is critical to building a healthier and more secure world for us all. Together, we can prevent millions of childhood deaths around the world.
Take Action to Support Global Vaccine Funding
It’s up to you to help us tell Congress to save the lives of millions of children and fully fund U.S. global vaccination and immunization programs. We must tell our elected officials we care about giving every child, no matter where they live, a shot at a healthy life.
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Meet with policy and decision makers to educate them about the importance of sustaining U.S. leadership in global health and childhood vaccines.
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Join an advocacy network that will educate policymakers and the public on the importance of life-saving vaccines for children in developing countries.
Advocacy Tools
Here you will find various tools to help you reach out to Members of Congress about the importance of providing vaccines to children in developing countries for building a healthier and more secure world for us all. Use these tools to stand up for childhood around the world by meeting with your representatives in Washington or at home, and send letters and emails to House and Senate offices.
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May 16, 2013 BY Peter Yeo
What would you do with a million dollars? What about $350 million? Last year, that’s how much Congress agreed to spend on global vaccines, and to put it in perspective, that’s only 0.0001% of the entire U.S. federal budget. This money helps save the lives of 2.5 million children every year. That’s money well spent. READ MORE »
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February 25, 2013 BY Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky
Every year, throughout the world, countless children die from completely preventable diseases, mostly in the poorest and most remote regions of the world. Each of these deaths is a heartbreaking loss. But the real tragedy is that we know how to keep children from getting many devastating diseases. Vaccines save the lives of 2.5 million children annually. Yet too many children remain unvaccinated... READ MORE »
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Today marks a special day for one of Shot@Life’s valuable partners. February 23 is the 108th anniversary of the founding meeting of Rotary International. The world’s first service club began with just four members; today, Rotary International claims a membership of 1.2 million with over 32,000 clubs across the world... READ MORE »
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