Forever Emily

Happy 28th birthday Emily. 💕 Emily passed away when she was 19 from #MeningitisB, only 36 hours after her first symptoms. There are two types of meningitis vaccines - MenACWY and MenB. Few have had both. Get both. #ᴠᴀᴄᴄɪɴᴇssᴀᴠᴇʟɪᴠᴇs #vaccineswork #meningitis

The Supreme Court has upheld vaccine mandates for over a century.

Universities, professional societies, anyone organizing meetings. This applies to all leaders. Vaccination AND masking must be required. Otherwise, leadership is putting students, faculty, staff, and their kids and broader society, directly and intentionally in danger. 👇

We have the power to help prevent #COVID19 with the #COVID19vaccine. But many who lost family to other vaccine-preventable diseases weren't so lucky. Wondering why you should get the COVID-19 vaccine? Patti, Alicia, Henry, Judy and Carol know exactly why. #VaccinesWork

The value of vaccines goes far beyond the prevention of illness and disease. Good health is a gateway to improved educational outcomes, gender equity, and social and economic prosperity. #VaccineWork to bring us closer to a fairer world. #VWA2021 #WorldImmunizationWeek

Our Executive Director Patti received her first dose of the #COVID19vaccine! There is light at the end of the tunnel. Once the vaccine becomes available to the public, we'll need your help to make sure you and everyone you know gets vaccinated. More to come! #VaccinesSaveLives

📢Amazing news!! CoMO are thrilled to say that the #WHA73 have officially recommended the adoption of a global road map to #DefeatMeningitis by 2030. This is a world first and would not have been possible without the tireless efforts of many worldwide. bit.ly/3pqKu17

We thought Kimberly and Emily were protected. Thank you @AVACNow for sharing their stories. A #MenB vaccine exists today and two types of #meningitis vaccines are needed to be fully vaccinated against meningococcal disease—MenACWY and MenB. Read more: adultvaccinesnow.org/blog/there-is-…

Announcing our Best Friend Challenge. Snap a photo with your best friend and post to social using the hashtag #bestfriendspreventMenB and tag us in your post. The week of 11/23 we will randomly pick a winner to receive a surprise gift to share with your best friend!

Fauci: US "could not possibly be positioned more poorly." Failure, denial, division opened a swath for the virus to cut through communities. The sooner we recognize we're all in this together and unite against the virus, the more lives we can save and the faster jobs will return.

Today Alicia presented our provider survey results at #APHA2020 to help our public health experts better understand how the Meningitis B vaccine is being used in clinical practice. If you are participating in the conference, be sure to stop by our virtual booth, we are # 1210!

Have you heard of our B-Team? Maybe not sure what they do? They help support MenB prevention and awareness efforts in their own communities. Get involved and join our B-team today! rb.gy/igzevs

I have lost 2 loved ones to POOR public health policy. One before it became “cost effective” to test the blood supply given to hemophiliacs. And the other because the MenB vaccine was not “cost effective”. This is the USA , right?

@DrTomFrieden So far I have lost two loved ones due to poor public health policy. One before it became “cost effective” to test the blood supply given to hemophiliacs, and another before it was important enough to license a vaccination for #MenB. We do live in the USA, right?

Every one of the 200,000 Americans killed by Covid is a tragedy, and most of these deaths did not have to happen. The future is in our hands.

Colleges and other schools are not bubbles. Covid spreading on campuses will spread to homes, parents, grandparents, and others.

I agree with Dr. Fauci—there IS a lot we can do. We can control Covid if we follow the science and work together. bit.ly/31nd75f

Estimated cost of recent epidemics/pandemics: SARS (2003) - $40 billion H5N1 (2006) - $40 billion H1N1 (2009) - $45 billion Ebola (2014) - $55 billion COVID-19 (2020) - $8.8 TRILLION Investing in public health preparedness is FAR cheaper than the economic impact of a pandemic.

"As we adjust to life in a post-COVID-19 world and look for ways to protect ourselves, it’s clear that vaccinations can be the difference between life or death." Read this powerful op-ed by Alicia Stillman, of the @ForeverEmilyS Foundation. ❤️ #IVaccinate ivaccinate.org/college-studen…

health.pa.gov/topics/disease… Please explain to me - WHO MAKES SUCH POOR PUBLIC HEALTH POLICY ?

Have 1 minute today to sign our petition? Vaccination rates have fallen by as much as 80% due to #COVID19. Help us make sure students are protected against vaccine-preventable diseases like #MeningitisB when they return to college. #VaccinesWork bit.ly/2Zr2YT9