I am very excited to announce that I have been chosen as a 2013 Champion for the Shot@Life program. If it seems a little quiet around the blog this week, that’s why–I am in Washington, DC with the 99 other Shot@Life champions for a conference/workshop.

Please follow me on Twitter @LisaLightnerLL if you’re not already doing so, and make sure you check out their Facebook page and website at http://ShotAtLife.org. They have lots of tips and resources if you would like to get involved.

What is Shot@Life?

Shot@Life educates, connects and empowers Americans to champion vaccines as one of the most cost-effective ways to save the lives of children in developing countries. A national call to action for this global cause, the campaign rallies the American public, members of Congress, and civil society partners around the fact that together, we can save a child’s life every 20 seconds by expanding access to vaccines. By encouraging Americans to learn about, advocate for, and donate vaccines, the United Nations Foundation’s Shot@Life campaign will decrease vaccine-preventable childhood deaths and give children a shot at a healthy life.

So what’s next?

Over the next 12 months, I’ll be sharing information about Shot@Life and vaccines in general. If you haven’t already guessed, I am passionately pro-vaccine and get frustrated at the amount of misinformation about vaccines that is out there.

I believe:

Vaccine skepticism is a first world luxury.

 

Here is an infographic provided by Shot@Life to give you an overview of the program and some facts about vaccines.

Power of Vaccines