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Shot@Life Blog Carnival: Champions of Global Vaccines
April 23, 2012 BY Elise Glaum
Our champions represent our strongest supporters across the nation—individuals who are dedicating their voice, time, and support to stand up for childhood in developing countries. Every child deserves a shot at a healthy life, and Shot@Life’s champions are taking simple, yet impactful steps toward reducing the mortality rate of children under five by 2015. Meet our champions by reading some of their most recent blog posts as we gear up for the official launch of the Shot@Life campaign this Thursday!
Going Green: A call to global advocacy and how you can help
Thirdeyemom, Nicole Melancon, Writer, Global Volunteer and Advocate
Yes, it is Earth Day today however there is another reason why I'm going green...... It's finally here! The UN Global Immunization Week and the launch of the UN Foundation's program, Shot@Life. After months of planning, hard work and enthusiasm, Shot@Life is finally going to be pushed front and forward into the hearts and minds of fellow Americans and the world through the grass-roots efforts of the 45 Shot@Life Champions like myself as well as the support and strength of the UN Foundation. It's going to be a great week and for the entire week, I'm going GREEN! Yes, remember that green Shot@Life t-shirt I wore back in January? If you don't, here it is.
Give children around the world a @shotatlife
Mamalicious Maria, Maria Smith, Freelance Writer
Shots are no fun for anyone, especially kids. But what if your kids couldn't get them? What if your child wouldn't live past their 5th birthday without the immunizations Americans take for granted? What if getting a shot actually meant your child would LIVE? This is the situation facing many mothers in developing countries and now there's something we can do about it!
World Immunization Week: Giving children a Shot@Life through access to vaccines
New England Mommy, Lindsay Benson
Vaccines. It's become such a controversial topic in America that we might as well add it alongside religion and politics as subjects to avoid during polite dinner conversation. As a new mom I scouered bookshelves to educate myself on both sides of the discussion on vaccine safety and effectiveness to ensure I make the best choices for my son, Cole.Then it hits me. Choice. There are other moms all over the world, who want to protect their children from preventable diseases, but they don't have access to vaccines. These moms don't have a choice. As a result, many of them will have to hold their beloved babies in their arms as they take their last breath on earth. Every child deserves a shot at a healthy life, which is why I'm supporting the Shot@Life campaign. Cole inspires me to want to help other children that are less fortunate than he is.
What's Your Milestone Wish For A Child?
Wired Momma, Monica Sakala
Did you know 1 in 5 children around the world doesn't have access to the vaccines they need to survive? That a child dies every 20 seconds in developing countries from preventable disease? And that some moms walk 15 miles to reach life-saving vaccines for their children? According to a UN Foundation spokeswoman, Devi Thomas, one woman in Mozambique was willing to walk this distance with her baby strapped to her back because she'd already lost 2 children from preventable disease.
Humbled by a Shot (at Life)
But I Do Have a Law Degree, Shannon
A UN Foundation Event on the importance of worldwide access to vaccinations put things into perspective for a mom who normally hates shots.
Shot at Life
PKIDs Blog, Trish Parnell, Director
Remember SARS? That virus popped up in China in 2003 and quickly coughed and sneezed its way to dozens of other countries. And the 2009 H1N1 virus made its introductory appearance in Mexico, when a pig infected a human. It then traveled the globe with a speed that shocked us. The world is enormous, but nowadays it's also quite small. Long ago, when people were mostly nomadic in nature, diseases were not easily spread, at least not outside of one's group or tribe. Then we formed societies, lived closer together, traded wheat and pelts, and passed germs like nobody's business. But it still took months and sometimes years for diseases to become widespread. Today, with air travel, diseases can spread from country to country in a matter of days, and sometimes, within a few hours. These diseases are not all new; many are vaccine-preventable. But, when the immunity in a community is low due to reluctance to vaccinate or lack of access to vaccines, these diseases which science has bested scatter anew, bringing illness and sometimes death.
Why I Became a Shot@Life Champion
Third Eye Mom, Jennifer Burden
This is a guest post by World Mom's Blog founder/editor Jennifer Burden. I had to pleasure of meeting Jennifer in person at the Shot@Life Summit in January and have loved working with her on Shot@Life as well as World Mom's Blog.
It’s UN Global Immunization Week and moms are in full force supporting!
MOMentum, Holly Pavlika, President
Why am I supporting Shot@Life?
A Shot at Life Shouldn't Be a Luxury: Happy World Immunization Week!
Momma Data, Dr. Polly Palumbo
A blog devoted to debunking the latest claims in the media about children. A check on the evidence behind parenting news: what studies really show about breastfeeding, autism, vaccines, peanut allergies, ADHD, bullying, plastic baby bottles, obesity and other claims.
Shot@Life
The Beverly Hill Babies, Melissa
April 21-28 is National Immunization Week! I know vaccines are a touchy subject here in the US but the reason they are a touchy subject is because the illnesses they prevent are uncommon in the US. This is untrue in most parts of the world, 1.7 Million children die every year from diseases that are all but gone in America. That's someones child every 20 seconds. 3/4 of the worlds unvaccinated children live in 10 nations
A Mirage of Milestones
Advocate Momma, Jennifer DeFranco
I am a woman. I am a daughter. I am a wife. I am a Mother.
I am a Champion.
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Dine & Dish, Kristen Doyle
There are a lot of things I take for granted... that *we* take for granted. One of those things is the fact that I can easily take my kids to their regular checkups for their required vaccinations. Keeping them protected from life threatening illnesses through vaccines is as simple as a quick visit to our friendly pediatrician.
My Favorite Organization Today Shot@Life
For Those Who Can't Fight, Maggie Baughn
In America, and some other parts of the West, the tide is turning against vaccinations, and wrongfully so. Some people fear the side effects, believing that Autism is caused by vaccines - which it isn't - others are opposed to forcing "medication" on their children, not believing that vaccines are necessary since no one they know has had polio or measles.
The Making of A Milestone and the Power to Protect
Shot of Prevention, Christine Vara
Frustrated about missing my daughter's 7th birthday, I'm reminded that moms throughout the world may never see their children reach this milestone. "Today happens to be my youngest daughter's 7th birthday a milestone for her and a day that she has been anticipating for weeks now. As a typical seven-year old girl she has everything planned, right down to the sprinkles on the cupcakes she wanted me to bring into her first grade class."
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