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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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Every time antibiotics are used unnecessarily, we give bacteria a chance to adapt, evolve, and become resistant. The result? Infections are harder—and sometimes impossible—to treat.
 
This is antimicrobial resistance (AMR). But what does #AMR really entail, and what can we do to prevent it?
 
Keep watching to get the answers from Dr. Kyu Rhee, a professor of medicine and lead AMR researcher at @weillcornell.
ONLY ONE MORE WEEK!
 
This is your final week to apply to the Global Health Advocacy College Ambassador Program, hosted jointly by Shot@Life and United to Beat Malaria.
 
Use your platform to educate and empower audiences on critical global health issues, and connect with other students, professionals, and leaders in the global health space along the way.
 
Last call, apply today! #linkinbio
Just last week, the WHO issued a new conditional recommendation for spatial repellents to control the spread of vector-borne diseases.
 
According to Dr. Daniel Ngamije, Director of Malaria and Neglected Tropical Diseases at WHO, this “opens the door to a new intervention for malaria control programs at a time when innovation is urgently needed.”
 
Paired with existing vaccines against vector-borne diseases like malaria (and soon enough, those against dengue), these tools will help to give everyone, everywhere a shot at life.
 
For more on spatial repellents and other malaria interventions, visit beatmalaria.org
Health is humanitarian.
 
Reaching the world’s most vulnerable with lifesaving vaccines is the most surefire way to give everyone, everywhere a shot at life. And our humanitarian heroes are the ones that make it happen.
 
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Don’t miss your chance to apply to be a Global Health Advocacy College Ambassador! 🎓

Are you a strong student with a passion for global health and social impact? Are you interested in using your voice—online and offline—to spread awareness about global health issues like malaria, immunization, and more?

If this sounds like you or someone you know, learn more, submit an application, or spread the word using the #linkinbio.
Two weeks ago, the WHO issued an urgent call to action to prevent another mosquito-borne epidemic. Chikungunya virus swept the globe two decades ago, and outbreaks are now resurfacing from the Indian Ocean region to Europe.
 
Experts think the changing climate is playing a role, as the mosquitoes spreading this and other deadly diseases make their way into environments that were previously not warm enough.
 
Learn more about the connection between surging disease and climate in our latest blog. #linkinbio
New prevention tools like immunization have led to major breakthroughs when it comes to respiratory diseases.
 
But respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and pneumococcal disease remain significant health problems globally. According to a recent panel at the European Society for Pediatric Infectious Diseases (ESPID), the real power lies in how immunizations and other innovation are being rolled out.
 
From leveraging AI to optimize vaccine schedules to prioritizing monoclonal antibodies that can side-step vaccine hesitancy, the opportunities are endless.
 
But a unified call to action is needed to set these opportunities in motion—giving way to the power of community advocacy.
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.

(Recorded Feb. 2025)
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