Today, 22 million children across the world do not have access to basic vaccines.
Without immunizations, 1 in 5 children lose their lives to vaccine-preventable diseases before turning 5.
Think of this another way: THAT’s 20%.
The answer is simple- increase access to vaccines.
Apart from saving lives, vaccines play a HUGE role in eliminating extreme poverty.
They lower healthcare costs for families and communities.
They improve school attendance rates.
And they improve labor productivity when adults aren’t home sick themselves or caring for their children.
So how do we make this happen?
Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance has created a global partnership of public and private organizations that care about increasing global access to vaccines and are committed to seeing this happen.
Already, they have helped immunize 440 million children, saving 6 million lives.
And they’re not done yet- they now plan to immunize another 300 million by 2020, saving another 5-6 million lives.
We have a long road ahead of us, but together we can turn the Vaccine Alliance’s dream into a reality.
Don’t let this journey end here. Stand with Olivia Wilde and sign the petition to get global leaders to increase access to vaccines.