Walgreens 'Get a Shot. Give a Shot.' video highlights the impact this program is having overseas

 

 

DEERFIELD, Ill. — Walgreens last month posted an aspirational video to its YouTube channel that really captures the signficance of its "Get a Shot. Give a Shot." campaign conducted in partnership with the United Nations Foundation. It's the second year Walgreens has partnered with the Foundation to provide life-saving vaccines to children who need them most in developing countries. 

 

From mid-September through Oct. 13, for every flu shot or other immunization administered at Walgreens pharmacies, Healthcare Clinic at select Walgreens, or Duane Reade pharmacy in New York, Walgreens has donated/will donate the value of a life-saving vaccine through the Foundation’s Shot@Life campaign.

 

After Oct. 13 and continuing year-round, Walgreens will donate the value of a vaccine for each additional non-flu, CDC-recommended immunization the company administers as part of “Get a Shot. Give a Shot.”, with an overall goal of 6 million life-saving vaccines, twice the number provided last year through the program with the help of Walgreens customers.

 

“'Get a Shot. Give a Shot.’ truly demonstrates the value of public/private collaboration and creates a unique opportunity for our customers to play an important role in helping to protect millions of children in developing countries from vaccine-preventable diseases,” Kermit Crawford, Walgreens president, pharmacy, health and wellness, commented when the program was first announced. “So many countries are seeing decreases in childhood mortality as a result of higher immunization rates for measles and other diseases.”