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January 2025

America and the WHO: An Essential Partnership

With continued U.S. leadership in the World Health Organization in doubt, it’s time to remember that this longstanding partnership has made our world—and our country—healthier and more secure.

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January 2025

Bird Flu, AMR, and Livestock, Oh My!

Bird flu and antimicrobial resistance have been the stars of recent global health headlines. And while seemingly unrelated at first glance, these two issues have far more in common than you may think.

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January 2025

Looking Back, Looking Ahead 2025

2024 saw many twists and turns in the global vaccine landscape. Another year come and gone, 2025 brings new challenges and new promises for global immunization.

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December 2024

Community Health Workers Are Critical To Providing Care

In many countries, community health workers are they key to ensuring health services reach the most isolated and the most vulnerable.

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November 2024

Stopping the Silent Pandemic

From a High-Level Meeting at this year’s UN General Assembly to this week’s international observance, anti-microbial resistance is increasingly a major focus in global health. Here’s what you need to know.

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November 2024

Today is World Pneumonia Day

Today, on World Pneumonia Day, we take you through some of the basics of pneumonia and why vaccines are among the best tools we have to prevent the most serious cases.

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October 2024

World Polio Day 2024

Today, we celebrate World Polio Day, and recognize the progress made towards eradicating polio—made possible through U.S. innovation and international collaboration.

Women and Vaccines
October 2024

Women and Vaccines: Bridging the Gap for Gender Equity

In honor of International Day of the Girl Child, we delve into an often-overlooked dimension of vaccine equity: reaching and empowering girls and women.

Ask A Nurse with Shot@Life
September 2024

‘Ask A Nurse’ Champion Webinar Recap

Dr. Mary Koslap-Petraco and Melody Butler, two healthcare professionals and vaccine advocates, shared their experience and tips for addressing vaccine hesitancy in Shot@Life's 'Ask A Nurse' Champion Webinar.

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September 2024

Immunization at UNGA79

Global health is again on the agenda at the 79th UN General Assembly. Here’s what you need to know.

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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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