Addressing Measles Outbreaks Amidst COVID-19 Recovery
With a decline in measles vaccination rates in the aftermath of the pandemic, the Measles & Rubella Partnership implements new strategies to boost childhood immunization.
Mobilize to Immunize 2023 Recap
This fall, Shot@Life volunteer advocates raised their voices as one to urge Congress to support funding for global immunization. Read more about their amazing collective impact below.
Champions Spotlight: Jonathan Levenson
This Veterans's Day, we sat down with long time Shot@Life Champion Commander Jonathan Levenson to discuss his journey through vaccination advocacy. Jonathan is currently the Director for Healthcare Business at the Naval Medical Center Portsmouth and has served as a critical care nurse in the US Navy for 20 years.
Nigeria to Vaccinate Nearly 8 Million Girls Against HPV
In October, Nigeria added the HPV vaccine to its routine immunization program, aiming to reach 7.7 million girls in the largest single round of HPV vaccination in Africa.
World Polio Day 2023
On October 24, the global health community marked World Polio Day. Below are just a few of the highlights, from survivors, healthcare professionals, and everyday people.
Low-Resource Countries Make Historic Investment in Immunization
During Mobilize to Immunize, let's make sure Congress steps up with the support they need.
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!
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.
Meet our Team: Megha
Megha Gupta is the new Communications Intern for the Shot@Life campaign. Learn more about her in this Q&A!
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.
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.
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.
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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
Aug 7

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)
Aug 6

The College Ambassador Program is BACK and better than ever!
Are you a U.S.-based college student with a passion for global health? Are you interested in using your voice—both online and offline—to spread awareness about global health issues and how they impact the U.S.?
If so, we invite you to apply to the Global Health Advocacy College Ambassador Program, hosted jointly by Shot@Life and United to Beat Malaria.
Connect with other students, professionals, and leaders across the United States, and help build a community to take action towards global health equity.
Learn more and apply now in the link in bio.
Aug 5

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.
Aug 1

Every minute, a child dies from malaria. But thanks to the global effort to deliver vaccines—in tandem with other malaria interventions—we have a real shot at changing that.
Gavi plays a critical role in helping countries roll out the malaria vaccine and reaching children who need it most. Keep swiping to learn more.
#Beatmalaria
Jul 30

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.
Jul 28

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.
Jul 24

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
Jul 23

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.
Jul 22

It’s that time of the year again—the WHO-UNICEF National Estimates of National Immunization Coverage (#WUENIC) for 2024 are here.
For a glance at the highs and lows of 2024 immunization efforts, keep swiping.
Jul 15

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!
Jul 14

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.
Jul 11

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