The message is clear: Nobody is safe until all of us are safe. When it comes to vaccines to protect people from the COVID-19 virus and its variants, we will need to ta global strategy
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Coronavirus challenges how we interact with one another
The coronavirus has thrown me for a loop.
What are we supposed to do? Not shake hands? No hugs? No kisses on the cheek?
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Celebrating our Partners
By Lisa Splitlog, Director of Communications for the CDC Foundation Despite the fact that vaccination is one of the world’s most effective ways to save and protect lives, significant hurdles remain. In particular, measles is among the leading causes of vaccine-preventable death among children worldwide, and congenital rubella syndrome is a major cause of birth […]
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When Medicine Isn’t Available…
Photo Above: Dr. Mark Thorson of Haiti’s Children presents Dr. Philippe Seneque with a MAP International Mission Pack. Each pack contains treatments to serve the needs of 750 people. Dr. Philippe is the only doctor serving 80,000 Haitians in 69 villages in his hometown in Pestel, Haiti. By Dale Hanson-Bourke We hardly give it a […]
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Countdown To History: World Polio Day
By Emily Webb, manager of stewardship for the CDC Foundation A dozen cases of wild polio virus have been reported globally in 2017. Of course, one case of polio is one case too many when you are on a course to eradicate this devastating disease worldwide. What a staggering thought. It’s difficult for us to […]
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The Journey toward Polio Eradication
By Dr. Judy Monroe Sixty years ago few diseases struck as much fear in parents and children as polio. I know because my mother, who is now 95, was infected with polio in 1952 at the height of the epidemic. It’s difficult for us to imagine in the United States today, but the journey toward […]
