Funding Gavi’s Next 5 Years
Gavi’s high-level pledging summit, currently underway in Brussels, is a reminder that in an ever-uncertain global health landscape, immunization efforts remain steadfast.
The Silent Emergency of Rising Displacement
123.2 million people were forced to flee their home in 2024—that’s one in every 67 people on earth. This World Refugee Day, we are reminded of the urgent need to support forcibly displaced populations among surging conflict and health crises.
An Opportunity to Commit to Disease Elimination
The President's Budget Request for FY26 cuts overall global health spending while prioritizing polio and malaria. We can make historic progress against these diseases, but only if U.S. and multilateral programs are fully funded.
The 78th World Health Assembly
The World Health Assembly just wrapped and once again, it was a big year for immunization. Here’s what you need to know.
Advocate to Vaccinate 2025 Roundup
In the midst of a rapidly changing global health landscape, we have reached the end of another successful Advocate to Vaccinate. Over the last six weeks, Shot@Life Champions mobilized in all 50 states to advocate for lifesaving global immunization programs to their policymakers.
Vaccines: The Best Investment to Save Lives
Investing in vaccine programs creates immeasurable returns—from economic prosperity to decreased mortality rates. In this blog, Wajiha Mekki delves into immunization's return on investment and the advocacy efforts needed to get there.
The Power of Collaboration: World Immunization Week 2025
Today kicks off World Immunization Week, a reminder of our progress and the road ahead in global immunization.
Overcoming the Overlooked: The Role of Nomadic Communities in Polio Eradication
Despite global progress against polio, challenges remain, especially in reaching Afghanistan’s Kuchi (Kochi) nomads, a historically underserved population.
Shot@Life Campaign Urges Congress to Continue Funding Lifesaving Global Vaccination ProgramsÂ
Shot@Life Senior Director Cara Ciullo released the following statement on the proposed withdrawal of U.S. support for Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance.
Cornell Represents On the Hill to Advocate for Vaccine Access
Cornell Champions' advocacy with Shot@Life highlighted on the Weill Cornell website.
Lobbying on Capitol Hill Taught Me the Power of Showing Up
In the middle of midterm exams, College Ambassador Rani Chor came to D.C. to advocate for global immunization programs with Shot@Life. Here's her perspective on why advocacy is more important than ever.
Measles vaccinations promote herd immunity and save taxpayer dollars
Shot@Life Champion Janice Hawkins' Letter to the Editor during Advocate to Vaccinate.
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Entering 2026, the cholera crisis continues: 600K cases across 31 countries were reported last year alone.
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Current vaccines help, but stockpiles are falling short, two doses are needed, and they’re not 100% effective in children under 5—our world’s most vulnerable.
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Here’s the hope though: a novel single-dose vaccine has shown promising results in phase 1 trials. Unlike existing vaccines, all recipients in the trial developed antibodies that could kill the cholera bacterium entirely, suggesting stronger protection.Â
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While we wait for further trials, remember: vaccines are just one tool. The real cure isn’t in a vial, but in access to safe water and sanitation. 💧
Jan 23
Last year, disillusionment with vaccines, medical research, and even physicians hit an all-time high in the U.S.—and such a trend is far more damaging than you may think.
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Learn more from Dr. Permar of @wcmpediatrics about why we need to change the conversation.
Jan 22
@Zipline is revolutionizing health in the world`s most remote regions, delivering millions of critical vaccines, medications, antivenoms, and blood units to rural facilities.
Their latest endeavor: a fleet of drones funded transforming the health landscape in rural Ghana. Drones have delivered 8.4 million medical products in Ghana from 2019 to 2025—drops credited with saving nearly 10,000 lives.
We have the vaccines. And now, we have increasingly innovative ways to distribute them.
Jan 21
So, what is advocacy? According to Dr. Sallie Permar, Chair of Pediatrics at @wcmpediatrics, it’s simpler than you think.
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Keep watching to learn more.
Jan 16
Cervical cancer continues to be a major threat to women around the world—but it’s also one of the only cancers preventable by vaccine.
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HPV vaccines have been proven to reduce cervical cancer by 90%. But in countries where social taboos hang overhead, ensuring girls receive these lifesaving vaccines is a monumental task.
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This #CervicalCancer Awareness Month, we must recommit to using the tools in our toolbox that could save hundreds of thousands of lives lost to cervical cancer each year.
Jan 14
2025 felt like an impossible year for global health. Funding disappeared, measles and other diseases surged, and longstanding multilateral partnerships changed overnight.
We`ve learned that progress isn`t permanent. But it also hasn`t stopped.
For what defined the year and what lies ahead, see our latest blog #linkinbio.
Jan 9
In 2026, vaccines could make the impossible, possible.
It`s been 100 years since the world has seen a new TB vaccine, yet right now, tens of thousands of volunteers are testing one that could rewrite that story.
Meanwhile, Brazil is rolling out an equally remarkable single-dose dengue vaccine, a critical development as climate change pushed cases past 14 million globally in 2024.
And in Sub-Saharan Africa’s “meningitis belt,” a $3 vaccine is quietly ending a century of recurring outbreaks is protecting against 5 strains of the disease at a price communities can afford.
These aren’t distant possibilities, but close realities. Stay tuned tomorrow to learn more.
Jan 7
As we near the end of 2025, we celebrate another year of working towards #HealthForAll.
Thank you for all of your hard work to ensure that everyone, everywhere, gets a shot at a healthy life. Happy holidays from the Shot@Life team—we`ll see you in the new year! 💚
Dec 19
The facts are simple: vaccines work. But the reality? Far more complicated.
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2025 showed the uncomfortable truth that vaccine breakthroughs aren’t the same as getting them into arms. We watched malaria vaccines roll out across countless new countries while measles cases climbed 34-fold in the Americas.
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The bottleneck isn’t science. It’s systems. It’s reaching the last mile, it’s maintaining coverage when funding plateaus or conflicts disrupt supply chains, and it’s instilling trust at the community level.
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Keep swiping to see where we stand in the fight against three key diseases this year.
Dec 17
It`s #UHC day.
A new UNAIDS report shows how pandemics and inequality fuel each other in a vicious cycle. Take the COVID-19 pandemic, which raised the debt of low- to middle-income countries to more than $3 trillion.
COVID-19, AIDS, Ebola, and mpox have created a persistent increase in inequality that peaks about 5 years after they conclude.
Reducing inequalities reduces pandemic risk, and health for all means tackling inequity at its roots.
Dec 12
Maternal health is a cornerstone of strong health systems.
Vaccines play a vital role in protecting pregnant women and their babies from preventable diseases, helping ensure healthier beginnings for the next generation. But Universal Health Coverage (#UHC) is needed to ensure these lifesaving services are accessible for all—no matter where families live.
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Dec 9
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