Name the single biggest killer of kids around the world. It’s probably not what you’re guessing…Malaria kills @100,000 people of all ages each year (2010 data). Tuberculosis kills @1.1 million people of all ages each year (2010 data). AIDS kills @1.8 million people of all ages each year (2009 data).Give …
Imagine what it would be like here in the United States if almost half the kids now in kindergarten would get very sick and die from diseases that could be prevented. A catastrophic nightmare. Yet that’s how many children die in developing countries every year because they don’t get the immunizations that could keep them healthy. Hug the closest kindergartener …
It’s true that measles and whooping cough are on the rise. It’s true some parents are choosing not to vaccinate but they represent a small minority. Most parents support childhood immunizations (see 2009 study in Pediatrics).: Getting vaccines is a good way to protect my child(ren) from disease (90% agree) Although most report they follow doctor …
Shot@Life’s Peg Willingham, right, visiting a clinic in Honduras Spent the first part of the week at the UN Foundation’s Shot@Life Summit in Washington, D.C. The children’s health event drew together women and a few men from social media, education, medicine and other organizations. The cause? Promoting access to life-saving vaccines in developing countries, vaccines for that the price of two large pizzas …