Light For Riley

This is my son’s rapid decline with #WhoopingCough (too young to be vaccinated). Day 1 in hospital he was OK, just tired & not breastfeeding enough. By day 5, he was gone 💔 There is no cure for whooping cough, only prevention (including pregnancy vaccination!) 🌀see thread🌀

Maternal vaccination: what’s the current state of play & what’s next? @PeterCRichmond provides an overview of successes & opportunities in #prevention, highlights the power of consumer advocacy in driving policy & uptake @LightForRiley #Flu #pertussis #RSV #covid #CMV #CDIC2024

Honoured to share Riley's story with @UKHSA, bringing further awareness to a disease that has taken the lives of at least 5 UK babies this year. 💙💙💙💙💙 bit.ly/4bytGwe

Why we mustn’t let pregnancy vaccination rates fall in Australia - 5 preventable whooping cough deaths in UK so far this year 😞 dailymail.co.uk/health/article…

Sharing Riley's story in the UK, where whooping cough is surging and vaccination rates are falling. dailymail.co.uk/health/article… #perussis #whoopingcough #pregnancy #vaccineswork

You should have been turning 9 today. Miss you 💙 #whoopingcough #pertussis #pleasevaccinate

@amotherwithout @UKSepsisTrust These photos 💔 lots of love x

14/12/14 08:44am “I’m sorry my love, but he’s gone” #sepsis stole my little baby. This is our reality, there will be no more photos. Today I ask you to donate £10 @UKSepsisTrust £1 for each yr of his life. To help prevent this from happening to others justgiving.com/williamoscarme…

A cause near and dear to our hearts, Whooping Cough Day provides a platform to shine a spotlight on the threat posed by whooping cough and the simple ways that people can remain protected. If you’d like to know more/ get involved, please head to ifa.org.au/whoopingcoughd…

7 reasons why it’s so important to vaccinate for #whoopingcough during #pregnancy

A friendly reminder that #whoopingcough aka #pertussis is awful for little babies. I’ll never forget the look in Riley’s eyes as he tried to breathe in between coughing. Fortunately we can now vaccinate during #pregnancy to help keep our little babies safe ❤️

Got a kid under 5 or one who is over 5 and unboosted in Australia or the UK? Get angry and demand the very safe & effective vaccines be made available now. Death from cv is unlikely but so is every other cause. Long covid a lot more likely & also reduced by vaccines. Come on.

@PeterHotez Thank you for your efforts to support vaccination which I know must come at a huge personal cost sometimes. Parents of children lost to vaccine-preventable diseases are grateful for your tireless work and advocacy.

1/n Many thanks for all your support these last few days, after the Steve Bannon’s dog whistle accusation and the Elon Musk, Joe Rogan, RFK Jr pile on, the online aggression, and even a stalking just for bringing home a Father’s Day cake, I didn’t know what to think or say.

It's RSV Awareness Week! @WCVID a leading site for global RSV clinical trials and epidemiological research and modelling in preparation for vaccine development. Professor Peter Richmond has led four clinical trials, getting us closer to a licensed vaccine. #RSVandME #RSVweek23

Today marks the start of Australia's first RSV Awareness Week +the launch of our #RSVandMe campaign. ifa.org.au/rsvandme Did you know that RSV is the leading cause of childhood hospitalisation in Australian children under 5? evohealth.com.au/wp-content/upl… #RSVWeek23

Amazing effort - thanks to all for your outstanding commitment to our cause! 👏