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We are a @UNFoundation U.S. advocacy campaign fighting to give people access to vaccines and a shot at life.

[HealthforUS @Healthfor_US]

It’s been a week of mixed news in the fight against Ebola in the DRC and Uganda.

We have four promising vaccine candidates, while potential treatments are also being tested. This is genuinely good news – but they’re still months away.

In the short term, we’re depending on the public health response, and it’s struggling to keep up. Cases are now over 1,100 and the virus is spreading rapidly.

@UNICEF is on the frontlines, providing vital supplies, supporting contact tracing, and preparing neighboring countries for potential spread. Please consider supporting these vital efforts: https://t.co/iDYYrCSb69

[Shot@Life @ShotAtLife]

The Ebola outbreak spreading in the eastern DRC is a serious threat. Thanks in part to vaccines, we have controlled previous outbreaks. But there is no licensed treatment or vaccine for the strain of Ebola causing the current outbreak.

Fortunately, @CEPIvaccines is funding three promising vaccine candidates to fast-track their development and help stop the disease in its tracks – and the U.S. has committed $50 million to accelerate this effort.

Read more from CEPI: https://t.co/dNuw2ZYKZQ

[HealthforUS @Healthfor_US]

The Ebola outbreak in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda continues to spread and remains a major concern. But we are seeing are some positives. We are making progress on vaccines, thanks to partners like @gavi, @CEPIvaccines, and @SerumInstIndia. And importantly, the U.S. and others are stepping up with significant contributions to frontline responders like@UNICEF.

There is still significant need. We need more PPE, medical supplies, tests, and staff to support contract tracing and community outreach.

The U.S. and others are stepping up. You can too. Please consider supporting UNICEF’s response: https://t.co/FXMrB7PHRY

[Shot@Life @ShotAtLife]

The Ebola outbreak in eastern DRC and Uganda has now passed 1,000 cases. But @UNICEF is there on the frontlines, working hard to stop it.

Since the outbreak started, UNICEF has surged additional resources, emergency medical supplies, and expert outbreak response staff to the affected areas – all while ensuring vital humanitarian services continues to be delivered.

Faced with a rapidly spreading virus in a challenging humanitarian setting, this kind of rapid, comprehensive response is critical to ensuring health services continue while we work to contain the outbreak.

Read more about the response: https://t.co/dJVaHJDdqq

[HealthforUS @Healthfor_US]

New outbreaks of two deadly, untreatable diseases mean we must remain vigilant about threats beyond our shores.

How America and the world respond to these outbreaks and learn real lessons from them will be the rea tests of our global health security in 2026 and beyond.

Here’s what you need to know about hantavirus and Ebola, plus four key lessons we're already learning: https://t.co/3XIPiRZHSP

[Shot@Life @ShotAtLife]

Yesterday, @UNFoundation, @IFRC, and @UNICEF hosted an event at #WHA79 where global health leaders and civil society discussed how to sustain life-saving health services for mothers and children during humanitarian crises.

A key takeaway: Health services already in place for #malaria and #polio can be leveraged to keep communities safe from other deadly diseases as well.

[Shot@Life @ShotAtLife]

ICMYI: $2b in appropriated global health funds are expiring in September – but there’s a real chance they could go to USAID closeout costs instead.

That’s $2b that the State Department could use to save lives, advance America’s global health goals, and keep Americans safe. It needs to reach the programs where it can make a difference.

Learn more: https://t.co/ryf1mnw52b

[Catherine Russell @unicefchief]

This month, Governments in polio priority countries across Africa & Asia continue intensive vaccination efforts with support from UNICEF, WHO and GPEI partners.

No child should suffer from illnesses we know how to prevent.

Together, we will reach every child and #EndPolio.

[United Nations Foundation @unfoundation]

Papua New Guinea is facing its first polio outbreak since 2018.

Now, health workers are racing to protect every child.

Angus Thomson, a 2026 Polio Press Fellow, reports from the frontlines for the Sydney Morning Herald.

cc: @smh

https://t.co/DszHUBEMPB

[United Nations Foundation @unfoundation]

The United Nations Foundation community is mourning the loss and honoring the life of our Founder and Chairman Ted Turner. 

Read the statement from our President & CEO and Board Co-Chair: https://t.co/gu6eNMDfym

[Shot@Life @ShotAtLife]

From 1,000 kids paralyzed every day in the 1980s, polio cases have declined by 99.9%.

But we can’t stop here. We need to reaffirm our commitment, make sure life-saving vaccines reach the last mile, and finally make polio a disease of the past.

#WorldImmunizationWeek

[Shot@Life @ShotAtLife]

Yesterday, the House Appropriations Committee approved a foreign affairs spending bill for FY27. It includes strong funding for global immunization – but the process is just starting.

For more on what's in the bill and what's next, check out our blog: https://t.co/zjlLI0UOsq

[UNICEF @UNICEF]

Around the world, determined health workers on the frontline – like Bridgith in Ecuador, Mahmoud in Sudan and Prisca in Tanzania – deliver vaccines to children in some of the hardest-to-reach places.

Read their stories:
https://t.co/sSuLhx4TBN

[Shot@Life @ShotAtLife]

This #WorldImmunizationWeek, Shot@Life and @betterworldorg are highlighting how agencies like @UNICEFGUYSUR are strengthening vaccine cold storage and working to make sure all kids in Guyana's rural and indigenous communities have a #shotatlife.

[Shot@Life @ShotAtLife]

Vaccines are one of the greatest medical inventions of all time. They've saved 154 million lives in the last 50 years alone.

That’s one life saved every 10 seconds.

But it’s up to us to make sure every child, no matter where they live, is protected.

#WorldImmunizationWeek

[Shot@Life @ShotAtLife]

Did you know the early warning systems developed for polio also help catch outbreaks of novel and emerging disease threats?

Check out this episode of Global Dispatches with @marklgoldberg to learn how: https://t.co/Qm9rHU6SYH

[Shot@Life @ShotAtLife]

Thanks to international partnership and U.S. leadership, we’ve made huge progress against polio. Last year, there were just 39 cases of wild polio worldwide. But we can’t risk a comeback.

Ask YOUR Senators to commit to polio eradication today: https://t.co/zFGBAWvZAK.

[Shot@Life @ShotAtLife]

Just 3 weeks left until World Immunization Week (#WIW).

For over 200 years, vaccines have protected generation after generation—to the point that many diseases families once feared are now rarely seen in most of the world. Let's keep up that effort.

[Shot@Life @ShotAtLife]

The WHO puts it plainly: delaying climate action undermines decades of public health progress. 

In Mexico, for example, 80% of the population is at health risk from weather.

We can't achieve global immunization goals on a destabilized planet. Climate action = health action.

[Shot@Life @ShotAtLife]

This #WorldTBDay, we are close to the first tuberculosis (TB) vaccine in more than a century.

TB may seem like a disease of the past, but it remains a leading infectious cause of death worldwide. Keep watching for a timeline of humanity's oldest and deadliest disease.