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October 2023

Low-Resource Countries Make Historic Investment in Immunization

During Mobilize to Immunize, let's make sure Congress steps up with the support they need.

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October 2023

Meet Our Team: Mary

Mary Singer is the new Grassroots Advocacy Intern for the Shot@Life campaign. Learn more about her in this Q&A!

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October 2023

Giving all Girls a Shot at Life

2023 is the 11th anniversary of the International Day of the Girl Child, made to empower girls and recognize their rights. Despite being the future leaders of this world, girls continue to face rampant global health inequities. One such injustice is the ongoing battle against HPV.

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October 2023

Meet our Team: Megha

Megha Gupta is the new Communications Intern for the Shot@Life campaign. Learn more about her in this Q&A!

October 2023

The WHO Recommends a Second Malaria Vaccine

The WHO recommends a second malaria vaccine, R21/Matrix-M, a major advancement in child health and malaria control.

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September 2023

Kicking off the 2023 Get a Shot. Give a Shot.® Campaign

This September marks the eleventh consecutive year that Shot@Life and Walgreens are teaming up for Get a Shot. Give a Shot.®, providing lifesaving vaccines to children across the globe.

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August 2023

Recovering Measles Vaccination Rates through Persistence and Partnership

New data from WHO and UNICEF show a worrying decline in measles vaccination rates. Partnerships across regions and sectors will be critical to reversing this trend.

August 2023

Meet our Team: Holly

Holly Pappano is the new Communications Associate for the Shot@Life campaign. Learn more about her in this Q&A!

June 2023

World Refugee Day: Leaving No One Behind

World Refugee Day, observed every year on June 20, is an opportunity to highlight the resilience and strength of millions of refugees worldwide.

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June 2023

Two promising malaria vaccines: What comes next?

Learn more about what's next for the game-changing RTS,S and R21 vaccines, in collaboration with UN Foundation's United to Beat Malaria.

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June 2023

How Gavi Has Protected Over a Billion Lives With Vaccines

Ahead of Raising Generation ImmUnity, the upcoming summit led by Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, we are spotlighting their model and impact.

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May 2023

Five Takeaways from the 2023 World Health Assembly

Read Executive Director Martha Rebour's key takeaways from the 2023 World Health Assembly.

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Meet Mawda, a former refugee forced to flee her ho

Meet Mawda, a former refugee forced to flee her home in Sudan as a child. Today, she advocates for those in similar circumstances.

Millions of refugee and displaced children lack access to the most basic necessities—including healthcare.

This Giving Tuesday, help Shot@Life reach children like Mawda with lifesaving vaccines and health services.

🔗 www.shotatlife.org/healthystart

It's time! Applications are now OPEN for Shot@Life

It's time! Applications are now OPEN for Shot@Life's 2025 Champion Summit in Washington, D.C.!

Join us in February to learn from global health experts, develop your advocacy skills, and meet with policymakers on Capitol Hill. Apply by December 5 at https://bit.ly/summit25app

Shot@Life has so much to be grateful for. This inc

Shot@Life has so much to be grateful for. This includes your dedication to making vaccines available for all! Thank you for caring about the health of children everywhere and for your continued support of our campaign’s work to give more of them a shot at life. We couldn’t do it without you.

We hope you and your family enjoy a healthy and happy Thanksgiving!

Antimicrobial resistance is a threat everywhere, a

Antimicrobial resistance is a threat everywhere, and urban infrastructure has a role to play.

Did you know that controlling AMR in urban ecosystems is heavily tied into the goals of Sustainable Development Goal 11? Keeping cities and human settlements sustainable—particularly in waste and water management—is a key component in reducing the spread of AMR. #SDG11 #AMR

Antimicrobial Resistance—or AMR—is a health cr

Antimicrobial Resistance—or AMR—is a health crisis with inherent connections to gender inequality. While we may not see it, girls and women of our world are significantly impacted by AMR.

By raising awareness on this issue, we can support an ongoing fight against this “silent pandemic” while also empowering women across the globe! Check out this slideshow to learn more. 🚺🦠🌎

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a serious but un

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a serious but under-discussed issue in global public health. A common and fast-growing use of antibiotics is in the agricultural sector, where they are used to maximize growth and reduce disease outbreaks in crowded animal facilities. This contributes to the spread of AMR, and it’s why AMR is closely connected to SDG 2: End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition, and promote sustainable agriculture. With a more sustainable food system, we can slow AMR’s spread—check out this slideshow to learn more!

How can you take action?
🤝 Advocate for policies that address AMR and food insecurity
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Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is one of the bigge

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is one of the biggest threats to global health today. It has the potential to undo so much of the progress we’ve made in treating diseases and improving well-being. This is why AMR is closely tied to SDG 3—Good Health and Well-Being—which focuses on ensuring healthy lives for everyone.

Vaccines are an essential part of the solution. By preventing illness in the first place, vaccines reduce the need for antibiotics, helping us tackle AMR at its roots. To make real progress, we need to:

1. Make vaccines accessible to everyone.
2. Build stronger healthcare systems to prevent overuse of antibiotics.
3. Raise awareness about AMR and its impact on our future.

This #AMRAwareness Week, let’s work together to protect the health of our communities. We all have a role to play. 💊💉 #SDG3 #AMRAction #GlobalHealth

November 18th kicked off Antimicrobial Awareness W

November 18th kicked off Antimicrobial Awareness Week, a critical time to reflect on how AMR intersects with global challenges like conflict, political instability, and human mobility.

These factors exacerbate the spread of this silent pandemic, undermining progress toward SDG 16’s vision of peace, justice, and strong institutions—check out this slideshow to learn more.

Together, we can fight AMR and protect global health and equity!

It’s World #AMR Awareness Week. We know that i

It’s World #AMR Awareness Week.

We know that immunization isn’t just about preventing illness—it’s a key tool in the fight against antimicrobial resistance (AMR).

But how does AMR interact with the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals? Stay tuned to find out in the coming days as our Shot@Life College Ambassadors give a deep dive on each of these five #SDGs, their impact on AMR, and how making progress on the Goals will help combat it! #WAAW

Yesterday was #CervicalCancer Elimination Day. Mor

Yesterday was #CervicalCancer Elimination Day. More than any other cancer, cervical cancer reflects stark global health inequity.

Vaccinating 90% of girls in any given country can eliminate cervical cancer entirely, but global coverage only stands at 27%. Join the movement for #VaccinesForAll to ensure that women across the world are protected against this deadly disease, and visit shotatlife.org/diseases/hpv for more.

#Pneumonia is the single largest cause of death wo

#Pneumonia is the single largest cause of death worldwide, but vaccines can help protect even the most vulnerable against this deadly disease.

In this episode of Vaccine Vignettes, we discuss the past, present, and future of pneumonia vaccines. #VaccinesForAll 💉✨

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“Health is the lived experience of climate chang

“Health is the lived experience of climate change.” - Maria Neira, WHO Director for Environment, Climate Change, and Health

The 2024 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP29) is now underway in Azerbaijan, and human health remains a top measure of climate success. This year, the prioritization of health interventions, systems, and security is even stronger at the global gathering—and immunization stands as one of our best tools to address all three.

Read more from the WHO: https://bit.ly/WHO-COP29

At the start of the year, 15 countries were planni

At the start of the year, 15 countries were planning to introduce malaria vaccination.

Last week, Sudan became the 16th.

Starting with Cameroon in January and gathering momentum throughout the year, the steady rollout of these new tools has the potential to protect millions of children across Africa. But we can’t stop here. Vaccine production needs to scale up to meet demand, and support for existing malaria-prevention tools that work in tandem with the vaccines remains essential.

We need to keep pushing until malaria vaccines are within reach for every family and every child who needs them. #beatmalaria #VaccinesForAll

On this #WorldPneumoniaDay, we recognize that pneu

On this #WorldPneumoniaDay, we recognize that pneumonia is a deadly but preventable disease. Vaccines are highly effective at preventing the most serious cases of pneumonia, but, unfortunately, access remains an issue across the world.

Advocacy is necessary for health equity, especially when it comes to increasing access to vaccines and other health interventions. Visit shotatlife.org to learn how to take action today!

#MobilizeToImmunize is nearing its end, and even i

#MobilizeToImmunize is nearing its end, and even in the face of an ever-changing world, we have made great progress.

Now is not the time to back down—immunization protects Americans at home and abroad, including our service members and their families stationed overseas. This Veterans Day, visit shotatlife.org/toolkit for posting resources and other ways to spread the word that everyone, everywhere deserves a shot at life.

🗳️✨It’s Election Day! Your voice is your

🗳️✨It’s Election Day! Your voice is your vote, and now is the time to use it. Global health, peace and security, gender equality, and more all hang in the balance. Participating in democracy is a crucial step to building a better world, and your vote makes a difference.

Don’t sit on the sidelines—use your voice and #vote like the world depends on it.

“I am voting tomorrow because…” In the fin

“I am voting tomorrow because...”

In the final hours before the 2024 election, @shotatlife and @unitedtobeatmalaria College Ambassadors from across the U.S. share why they’re going to #vote like the world depends on it.

Why are YOU voting this year?

Just last week, Chad reached a new milestone in ro

Just last week, Chad reached a new milestone in routine immunization and malaria prevention efforts.

The country recently kicked off an “ambitious triple vaccine rollout” with the R21 malaria vaccine, the PCV13 pneumococcal vaccine, and rotavirus vaccines. With the goal of reaching over 19.7 million children, this integrated rollout of three critical vaccines at once is an impressive achievement and can point the way forward towards greater coordination in health care delivery.

Learn more from the WHO at https://bit.ly/chadvaccines

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