Organised by UNICEF IrelandCan we halt the pandemic without vaccinating everyone? It's one of our greatest fights in history. A year after the pandemic began, vulnerable families worldwide face a sad new normal. In October, #RUNTHEGAP to bring deliver life-saving vaccines.
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a devastating impact on everyones lives and there is an urgency to rid the world of the pandemic. At least 1-in-3 school children have been unable to access remote learning while their schools were closed. During the first 14 months of the pandemic, an estimated 1.5 million children worldwide lost a parent, grandparent, or primary caregiver to COVID-19. Even the worlds most powerful health systems have been put under tremendous strain, while those that were already frail are on the verge of collapsing.
In October, take on this challenge and support some of the most vulnerable communities by providing access to vaccines by walking, jogging, or running 120km in a month.
I made up my mind to get vaccinated as soon as the vaccines arrived in my country says Mr. Edem. As a journalist, I am a frontline worker. I pursue stories about people infected with COVID-19 who are in quarantine centers, hospitals, and other areas of confinement, hoping and praying that I dont contract it myself. I became the first frontline journalist to take the vaccine today in Calabar and there is nothing to be afraid of, people should come out and take the vaccine to become immunized.
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