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June 2022

Meet Our Team: Roberta

Roberta Plantak is the new Corporate Partnerships Officer for the Shot@Life campaign. Learn more about her in this Q&A.

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May 2022

Advocate to Vaccinate 2022 Recap

Shot@Life advocates conducted 91 meetings with Congressional offices, made 150 calls to their policymakers, submitted 25 op-eds to their local media outlets, and sent nearly 2,200 emails and 700 tweets to members of Congress about why #VaccinesWork and the urgent need to #EndPolio.

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May 2022

Mother’s Day Spotlight: Dana DeShon

Dana DeShon speaks to how her experience as a mother, nurse practitioner, and member of the Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Association (NAPNAP) intersect with her advocacy at Shot@Life advocate this Mother’s Day.

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April 2022

Champion Spotlight: Alexa Swingle

Alexa Swingle's involvement as a Shot@Life Champion began during her freshman year of college. She is currently a practicing pharmacist, dedicating her time to advocate for global vaccine equity.

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March 2022

Champion Spotlight: Gail Petersen Hock

Shot@Life grassroots advocate Gail Petersen Hock, DNP, APRN, PHCNS-BC, PHNA- BC, is a passionate changemaker from Arizona who is devoted to promoting immunization and protecting people from vaccine-preventable diseases. These efforts were a large part of her career as a nurse and nursing professor. Although she recently retired, she’s more devoted to her advocacy efforts than ever. 

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March 2022

Champion Leadership Summit 2022 Highlights

This year’s Shot@Life’s Champion Leadership Summit brought our most involved vaccine champions together to enhance their knowledge on global childhood immunization progress and prepare them for meetings on Capitol Hill.  

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January 2022

Around the World: 3 Countries Where Get a Shot. Give a Shot. Is Saving Lives

After 9 years of Get a Shot. Give a Shot.® program, we celebrate Walgreens and Shot@Life's ongoing mission to vaccinate children around the globe.

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December 2021

A Year of Vaccines: Top Lessons Learned from a UN Vaccine Advocacy Campaign

Merriam-Webster's 2021 word of the year is "vaccine," and we couldn’t agree more. 

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November 2021

Mobilize to Immunize 2021 Recap

This fall, Shot@Life advocates across 50 states came together to mobilize their communities and raise awareness towards the importance of advocating for increased funding for global immunization programs.

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November 2021

The Impact of Climate Change on Global Health Event Recap

Shot@Life, UNA-USA, and United to Beat Malaria supporters listened in on discussions on the negative impact of climate change on global health during COP26 in Scotland.

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November 2021

Champion Spotlight: La Vonne Downey

Dr. La Vonne Downey has been a Shot@Life Champion since 2015. She is the Director of Health Sciences Administration and a Professor of Health Sciences at Roosevelt University. 

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November 2021

How to Get Involved as a New Shot@Life Advocate

Have a look at some of the ways you can get involved with our campaign to become a Shot@Life Champion!

Become a Shot@Life Champion

Are you ready to increase your commitment to fight for global vaccine equity? Sign up for an advocacy training and become a Shot@Life Champion!

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