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December 2022

Polio Vaccines Protect Children and Families from Hardship

A Shot@Life means every child and every family the best possible opportunity to thrive, without the pain of diseases like polio.

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November 2022

Champion Spotlight: Mariam Bahova

Growing up in the Republic of Guinea and now working in global health, Shot@Life Champion Mariam Bahova has a unique perspective on what access to vaccines means to individuals, communities, and the world.

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November 2022

Mobilize to Immunize 2022 Recap

Shot@Life advocates mobilized policymakers to invest in world immunization programs through the six week advocacy period Mobilize to Immunize this past fall.

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November 2022

Happy Thanksgiving from Shot@Life

The Shot@Life team reflects on what they're thankful for with the Thanksgiving holidays quickly approaching.

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November 2022

Shot@Life Celebrates 10 Years of Get a Shot. Give a Shot.

We are thrilled to continue our partnership with Walgreens and celebrate a landmark tenth consecutive year of the Get a Shot. Give a Shot. ® program to immunize children around the world.

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November 2022

Measles Outbreaks: Your Questions Answered

Measles cases are on the rise around the globe, with the World Health Organization reporting  26 large or disruptive outbreaks of the highly contagious virus this year alone. Here are answers to some questions about measles outbreaks and what is being done to stop them.

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October 2022

What We Are Reading: October Edition

Check out a few of the Shot@Life team’s favorite recent reads about immunizations efforts and global health that we thought you might enjoy, too. 

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September 2022

Advice from Experienced Vaccine Equity Advocates

We reached out to some of our champions and asked them what advice they would share with other advocates to make the most of these advocacy periods, Mobilize to Immunize in the fall and Advocate to Vaccinate in the spring. 

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September 2022

5 Ways Shot@Life Advocates Fundraise to Help Provide Lifesaving Vaccines

See how our champions are campaigning for increased access to immunization through individual fundraising events.

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August 2022

Welcome Back: Lindsay Cobb

Lindsay Cobb, our former grassroots advocacy intern, joins us as our new Campaign Associate. Learn more about her in this Q&A!

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August 2022

Champion Spotlight: Aashna Patel

While earning a dual degree pursuing medical school and a master's degree in public health at Harvard University, Aashna Patel works to advocate for a global immunization program as a champion for Shot@Life.

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July 2022

Champion Spotlight: Bridget Murphy and Irene Stamper

Long time friends Irene Stamper and Bridget Murphy have advocated on behalf of Shot@Life for nearly 5 years. The dynamic advocacy duo discuss their relationship with each other and how they became involved with the campaign.

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When we think of climate change, we usually picture melting glaciers or rising sea levels. But there’s another side to the climate crisis that doesn’t get talked about as much—how it’s helping diseases spread, including ones we already have vaccines for.
 
As our planet heats up, vaccine-preventable diseases are surfacing in places they’ve never been before.
 
But as a united front, we have the tools to fix it.
 
Read more in our latest blog. #linkinbio
The Global Polio Eradication Initiative works in the most difficult places around the world to deliver healthcare. But, thanks to the tireless efforts of frontline workers and tools like the oral polio vaccine, the number of children paralyzed has dropped by 99%.
 
Now, let’s stay committed to #EndPolio everywhere.

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SAVE THE DATE!
 
Shot@Life’s annual fall summit will be on the afternoon of September 18th. Join us virtually to get the inside scoop from global health experts, learn about new advocacy tools and tactics, and more.
 
Stay tuned to learn more and register in the coming weeks.
With support from @gavialliance, Mauritania and Senegal have become the first low-income countries to introduce the hexavalent vaccine—a 6-in-1 shot that protects against diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, hepatitis B, Hib, and polio.
 
For families in hard-to-reach or underserved areas, combining multiple vaccines into one means fewer clinic visits, longer-lasting protection, and a lower risk of missed doses.
 
This hexavalent vaccine is more than the sum of its parts; it’s a win for children. A win for public health. A win for the future.
Vaccines save lives—and billions.
 
A new study backed by @gavialliance shows that emergency vaccine roll-outs in response to outbreaks of 5 deadly diseases (Ebola, cholera, yellow fever, measles, and meningitis) reduced deaths by nearly 60% over the past 23 years.
 
And it doesn’t stop there—here’s more of the impacts of quick and effective vaccine rollouts:
 
💸 $32 billion in economic benefits
⚡ Stopping wider outbreaks
🌍 60% reduction in cases across 210 outbreaks
 
#VaccinesWork—we cannot take them for granted. Investing in immunization is investing in global health security.
Just last week, WHO and UNICEF released their 2024 estimates of national immunization coverage. This annual report gives a snapshot of how the world is doing in protecting our youngest citizens from disease.
 
The numbers paint a clear picture: business as usual won’t be enough. Check out our latest blog to learn more—good, bad, and ugly. #linkinbio
A moment of celebration: cholera cases in Sudan have dropped by 43%—and by 12% in South Sudan.
 
This substantial decline is the result of a 10-day vaccination campaign that reached a whopping 2.24 million people. That’s a 96% coverage rate in 12 primary hot spots and 5 at-risk localities.
 
But the work doesn’t stop here; the year-long cholera outbreak that has now infected over 87,000 people needs a multi-sectoral approach to be kept at bay.
 
Access to safe water and sanitation is crucial—and this is no easy task in the middle of an ongoing humanitarian crisis. But if we act fast, we can stop this scourge in its tracks.
Feeling overwhelmed by the news lately? So are we.
 
But it’s not all bad—from novel malaria medicine developed to protect babies to the decline in reported bird flu cases, we quietly celebrate the small wins amid the turbulence.
 
Here’s a drop of good news to get your week started. ☀️☕
 
And we want to hear from you—feel free to share any and all happy health news in the comments for us to feature in the coming weeks!
It is near-impossible to maintain a 99.9% reduction in cases. But when it comes to polio, the world has seen a miracle.
 
Whether by boat, bike, or foot, volunteer health workers mobilize every day to bring an end to this deadly disease.
 
Don’t let U.S. funding cuts jeopardize this progress. WE can be the generation to beat polio—but not if we turn our backs.
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