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✨Now get inspired✨
Click on the image to view Oriana's incredible artwork "Aftermath". It depicts how meningitis affected her, leading to vision loss. #Meningitis may have taken most of her sight but it didn't take away her passion or skill in creating powerful pieces of art.
Pneumococcus is the bacterium that causes bacterial pneumonia and is a major cause of #meningitis and sepsis. Researchers have now revealed how it takes manganese from our bodies. The hope is that this will lead to better treatments! 🤩 https://t.co/JD1QNOva4y
Open public engagement with health issues grounded in scientific fact helps all of us. However it also requires constant work. Where there's misinformation, there's polarising debate. Prevention is key to #DefeatMeningitis, read this on vaccine scepticism: https://t.co/tIYs3OHY5i
"When we have record numbers of deaths, why would you go to a hospital for a vaccine-preventable illness?” - Dr Nadine Rouphael.
In USA, vaccine coverage rates for adults are low and now there are worries that people are missing out due to the pandemic. https://t.co/ZeNRLxzbCP
Harmonie-Rose, a 7 year old #meningococcal #septicaemia survivor, is going to feature in a storybook designed to provide comfort and hope for children this Christmas. 💙🦾Read more: https://t.co/yTPUYBbDx7
Today is the end of #WorldImmunisationWeek.
1 in 5 children miss out on the most basic vaccines they need to stay alive and healthy, and almost 1.5 million children die every year from vaccine-preventable diseases.
More needs to be done to #PreventWhatsPreventable.
Everyone, everywhere has a right to healthcare. Yet, 1 out of 10 children in the world never receive any vaccinations to protect them from dangerous diseases.
Learn more about vaccines: https://t.co/Io3icAltwx
#worldimmunisationweek #VaccinesWork #vaccinesworkforall
"Had a MenB vaccine been available in the U.S in 2012, my daughter Kimberly would have fulfilled her dream to become a pediatric nurse. We must #DefeatMeningitis."
#WorldMeningitisDay
@MeningitisBActionProject @kimberlycoffeyfoundation
In the U.S.A, the national vaccination rate goal is 95%, however 26 states fall short of that.
California has passed a new law which will address these shortcomings.
Read how they aim to tackle the issue: https://t.co/OHLpUDJeLr
“You don’t know how strong you are until being strong is your only choice.”
Follow Sarah’s inspirational journey on Facebook (Sarah’s Recovery), Instagram (@iamsarahjoyce_), or read more: https://t.co/TqmkMSXWdb