Each child had a story to tell about vaccines. About running away from doctors, about lollipops and band-aids, and feeling better knowing they were safer. The older kids knew how vaccines worked, while the youngest said only, “Ouch. It hurts.”

Each of the “GAVI Players” is unique. Yet, they all agreed: shots protect you from disease. Shots hurt but only for a minute and getting sick hurts a lot more. Shots are not fun, but they are absolutely necessary.

As the eldest of the group put it: “Vaccines have protected my friends from disease. But children just like them in poor countries dont have access to immunization. “And that is why GAVI is hard at work in the 72 poorest countries, so their children can be happy and smiling and healthy.

Source:
Immunize Every Child – GAVI

This entry was posted on Sunday, July 1st, 2012 (last updated)