How to save a life in 20 seconds

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NATIONAL IMMUNIZATION WEEK!!

Finally!!! A week that makes sense!  Everytime i turn around, it seems we are celebrating a special (or not-so-special) day, week or month. From National Nothing Day (1/16)?? to National Pie & Measure your feet day (1/23)??? to National Stress Awareness week? I don't get it. I mean, what exactly are we supposed to be commemorating on these days? Has this society become so fast-paced and stress filled that we need a special day just to slow down and do nothing? Or a day to celebrate pie irregardless of the effects it has on our waistline or arteries? Or a whole week dedicated to Stress....although after grad school, i can personally relate to the need for that one. :) Anyway, after learning about all these strange days, it pleased me today to find out that this was National Immunization Week!! Finally, something that i can truly be involved in... a week dedicated to Immunization awareness. Did you know that every 20 seconds, a child dies from a vaccine-preventable disease???.....That means atleast 10 kids would have died by the time you finish reading this article! According to shot@life, 1.5 million children die each year from a disease that could have been easily prevented by a vaccine. Now, that may not sound like a lot to you, but when i hear of millions of kids dying back home from things we cannot actually prevent, it makes sense to me to do what you can while you can to save the few people you can....even if it means something as little as a vaccination.

So how can you save a life in just 20 seconds? How about taking atleast 20seconds out of your day this week to talk to someone about the importance of vaccination, or donating money to organizations like shot@life or the World Health Organization (WHO) who have immunization campaigns in different parts of the world. While a child dies every 20 seconds, you have in your hands the power to save one life and reverse those statistics. But most importantly, start by saving your own life and family. Are you up-to-date on your shots? Is your child, niece or godbaby up to date on his/her shots? Cause the money you spend on a meningitis vaccine today can save a life in the future.

http://shotatlife.org/share/world-immunization-week-social-media.html

As one person I cannot change the world, but I can change the world of one person.

 – Paul Shane Spear