Donald Trump opened a Pandora’s Box when he and the Republican Party politicized the coronavirus. When he called it the “Kung Flu” and the “Wuhan Virus,” racists attacked Asian-Americans. As a new virus, we have no natural immunity. But Trump refused to heed the warnings to social distance and wear masks, playing down the severity of the disease for political gain. Instead, he promoted fake cures and dismissed science experts. His acolytes followed suit. Rather than follow the science, right-wing charlatans continue to tout fake COVID cures. Only recently has Trump promoted vaccines and boosters (in part to separate himself from potential presidential rivals like Ron DeSantis). Other GOP lawmakers have privately protected themselves while publicly refusing to convey the importance of being immunized. And over 800,000 Americans have died.

 

People reacted with anger and pseudo-science theories when President Biden first appealed to Americans to “get the shot.” Incentives encouraged vaccinations. While these motivated some, it was much less than needed to reach herd immunity. With vaccination rates lagging, President Biden forced the issue with mandates for businesses with over 100 employees. And now conservatives on the Supreme Court have overruled those.

 

Adam Galinsky, a professor of leadership and ethics at Columbia Business School, recently wrote about the “psychology of regret” and its effect on vaccine hesitancy. “Alongside skepticism of institutions and experts, exposure to misinformation, and other often-cited reasons for resisting vaccines sits a clear emotional explanation: Many people are afraid that they’ll make a bad decision.” Fear can cause people to hesitate, no matter what the incentives might be. It may not seem rational, but many put more weight on the negative ramifications of their decisions than on any potential positive outcomes. They assign their actions greater importance than the consequences of not acting.

 

Ironically, this sense of regret explains why mandates have been so successful. When Biden first announced these mandates, the largest police union in New York City went to court to block them. They said they would lose thousands of officers who would quit rather than get inoculated. In reality, only three dozen officers ended up refusing. United Airlines instituted its mandate, and 99% of its workforce is vaccinated. This week they reported no deaths due to COVID. Mandates take the decision-making out of the individual’s hands. With the fear of making a wrong decision eliminated, most get vaccinated.

 

One of the most inane and insensitive protests over these requirements comes from those who show their opposition by wearing yellow Stars of David. Nazis required Jews to wear these stars with the word “Jude” at all times. Today’s protesters liken vaccine mandates to the persecution of Jews during World War II. They equate vaccination requirements with being sent to the gas chamber. At least, they say, it’s a slippery slope. They wear these stars as badges of resistance. However, Nazis forced Jews to wear them as signs of exclusion and disdain, signifying they were less than human. This false equivalent insults all Jews and their families who suffered during the Holocaust.

 

In June 2021, Jim Walsh, a Republican Washington State Representative, posted a video on Facebook showing him speaking to a group of conservatives while wearing the star. Posting on the social media platform, he said, “It’s an echo from history. In the current context, we’re all Jews.” We’re all Jews? During the Charlottesville protests, neo-Nazi’s chanted, “Jews will not replace us.” Now people are using the symbols of our annihilation to protest vaccine mandates. We’re tired of being used as scapegoats by neo-Nazis and examples of persecution by anti-vaxxers.

 

On November 14, 2021, anti-mandate protesters displayed the swastika and the yellow star in front of the offices of New York State Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz, who is Jewish. Dinowitz has been a vigorous proponent of mandates. The crowd gathered to protest Dinowitz’s bill, requiring all students be immunized against COVID in order to attend school. Republican gubernatorial candidate, Rob Astorino, organized the rally. Assemblyman Dinowitz stated, “People are free to express their opinions on vaccine policy and on any issue, but I draw the line at swastikas. [T]o stand next to swastikas and yellow Stars of David outside of a Jewish legislator’s office shows a lack of integrity at best and an embrace of right-wing extremism at worst.”

 

In a hearing by the Kansas Special Committee on Government Overreach and the Impact of COVID-19 Mandates, former Kansas City, Kansas mayoral candidate Daran Duffy, explained why he and his family were wearing these stars. “The reason I’m wearing the star is not to be offensive, but it’s to remember, and for everybody else to call to remembrance World War II. The Jewish people were forced to wear a yellow star to identify them as Jews. And they were ushered off to the death camps in accordance with that. There were medical tests; there were experimentations done on human people. And while this hasn’t reached that deprivation, we are definitely moving in that direction.” Despite his sincerity, he is oblivious to the insensitivity of his protest.

 

And, just this week, Ohio Republican Congressman Warren Davidson likened vaccine mandates to Nazi atrocities by tweeting a photo of a Nazi Gesuntheitspaß (health passport) with the text, “It’s been done before. #DoNotComply” He went on to say, “Let’s recall that the Nazis dehumanized Jewish people before segregating them, segregated them before imprisoning them, imprisoned them before enslaving them, and enslaved them before massacring them.”

 

People receiving COVID shots are not part of an experiment. The actions of Nazi doctor Josef Mengele, who conducted sadistic medical procedures on Auschwitz children, are a far cry from the science behind these vaccines. For over two decades, researchers have been studying mRNA, the foundation of both the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines. Scientists conducted vigorous trials involving thousands of volunteers before their release. No one forced people to enroll in these trials. It was an altruistic choice meant to help others.

 

Mandates do not force people to get the vaccine. They have a choice. Yes, it’s a serious one. Their lives and their livelihoods may depend on what choice they make. And there are serious consequences for refusal, like losing one’s job. Without the vaccine, they may suffer a horrible death or lifelong after-effects. Even if you survive on a ventilator in the ICU, your life may never be the same. The coronavirus is and will continue to be a public health hazard.

 

Our personal decisions affect the people around us. Children and the immunocompromised are at risk. Many of these “hesitants” are ardent supporters of “American Exceptionalism,” believing that God has bestowed special blessings on our country and its people. But there is nothing exceptional about this selfishness.

 

The exploitation of the Star of David is part of the conflict over racial identity politics. Many Whites are afraid of being marginalized. And the GOP creates false wedge issues that stoke this fear as a way of igniting voters’ outrage. They’ve been employing this tactic for decades. So why is everyone outraged? Because the GOP wants us to be outraged. Because their hold on power depends on it.

 

Since this pandemic began, we have lived in a world without reason. American society has devolved into a culture where many equate vaccine mandates with Nazi atrocities. Critical thinking is often missing. Jewish identity is just one tangent of racial injustice. White racists often invoke Jew’s supposed political and financial power for their hatred. We can often pass for “white-white.” But we’re really “off-white.” When White racial fears abound, Jews are targeted.

 

Fear of losing control fuels opposition to vaccine mandates. But anti-vaxxers are not innocent victims of a frightening mob with an irrational agenda. COVID is a dire public health issue. And resistance to vaccines, mandates, and fear of make-believe persecution does not make them martyrs.

 

One may object to mandates, but don’t use symbols of real suffering to do so. Signs of our persecution are not yours to appropriate whenever you see fit. It feigns solidarity with Jews. But, in reality, these protesters are using us. Until you see your family marched off to the death camps, never to see them again, stop using the Star of David to compare your fears and outrage to the extermination of European Jewry. You don’t know what real suffering is. Stop living your lives as if you do.

  

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Sylhet, Bangladesh, 2014.

 

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met this guy who saved this stray kitten from the street. with manila traffic this stray kitten would be lucky to survive a month. the kitten is now properly immunized and sheltered!

 

Before I was a Mom

I made and ate hot meals.

I had unstained clothing.

I had quiet conversations on the phone.

 

Before I was a Mom,

I slept as late as I wanted

And never worried about how late I got into bed.

I brushed my hair and my teeth everyday.

 

Before I was Mom

I cleaned my house each day.

I never tripped over toys or forgot words of lullabies.

 

Before I was a Mom

I didn't worry whether or not my plants were poisonous.

I never thought about immunizations.

 

Before I was a Mom

I had never been puked on

Pooped on

Spit on

Chewed on

Peed on

Or pinched by tiny fingers

 

Before I was a Mom

I had complete control of:

My thoughts

My body

And my mind.

I slept all night.

 

Before I was a Mom

I never held down a screaming child

So that doctors could do tests

Or give shots.

I never looked into teary eyes and cried.

I never got gloriously happy over a simple grin.

I never sat up late hours at night watching a baby sleep.

 

Before I was a Mom

I never held a sleeping baby just because I didn't want to put it down.

I never felt my heart break into a million pieces

When I couldn't stop the hurt.

I never knew that something so small

Could affect my life so much.

I never knew that I could love someone so much.

I never knew I would love being a Mom.

 

Before I was a Mom

I didn't know the feeling of having my heart outside my body.

I didn't know how special it could feel to feed a hungry baby.

I didn't know that bond between a Mother and her child.

I didn't know that something so small

Could make me feel so important.

 

Before I was a Mom

I had never gotten up in the middle of the night every 10 minutes to make sure all was okay

I had never known the warmth

The joy

The love

The heartache

The wonder

Or the satisfaction of being a Mom.

 

I didn't know I was capable of feeling so much before I was a Mom.

  

~Happy Mother's Day to you and yours~

 

Much love,

 

Kelly

 

Ethiopia, 2005: Are you up-to-date? From 24 to 30 April, World Immunization Week 2014 urges everyone to ask this question for themselves and their children. Immunization protects against the suffering caused by vaccine-preventable diseases and saves 2–3 million lives each year. But staying up-to-date on inoculations is critical to ensure lasting immunity. A health worker administers a dose of oral polio vaccine to a baby, in Tigray Region.

 

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A ‘Sponsor-a-Child’ programme in Hodeidah governorate has proven to be a successful community initiative involving school children in monitoring other children to ensure they are being kept on their regular immunization schedule. © UNICEF Yemen/2010/Rasha Al-Ardi

Since 1987, the Extended Program on Immunization in Bangladesh has saved the lives of more than 3.5 million children . It has led to the eradication of poliomyelitis and the elimination of neonatal tetanus, and has possibly made the biggest contribution towards Bangladesh's achievement of Millennium Development Goal 4 well ahead of schedule. At least 95% of the 157 million people living in this country have access to vaccines - this in a country where only around 60% of the population has access to the power grid, that sees annual floods, and that has a challenging road transport system and high levels of corruption. This has made Bangladesh's vaccine delivery system a role model for delivering effective interventions in resource-poor settings. This successful story cannot be pinned down on any one crucial factor, but it is rather a result of the development of an effective system involving collaboration between multiple dedicated blocks of society – from front line workers to politicians to journalists.

Sylhet, Bangladesh, 2014.

 

We promised a habitable world for them. We failed miserably.

 

..still, some of us will keep trying.

In 1998, Andrew Wakefield, a British doctor published a study suggesting that the mumps, measles, rubella vaccine (MMR) was linked to an increase of autism found in children. His work was published in the Lancet, one of the oldest weekly peer-reviewed medical journals in the world.

 

Despite further study that showed his research was incorrect and a disclosure made that he was paid to conduct his study by a law board whose clients included families who thought the vaccine had harmed their children, many parents still refuse to have their children vaccinated for many common diseases. This has caused a resurgence of these maladies today.

 

The Anti-Vax movement has been led by media activists such as Jenny McCarthy. "Vaccine hesitancy," refusing to be vaccinated or have your children vaccinated, has been the cause of a number of epidemics of preventable diseases in many parts of the country including 2019 occurrences in Washington state and New York City (New York is now requiring every person be vaccinated). Many pediatricians will not see patients who have not been vaccinated, either because of professional belief and/or concern for the safety of their other patients.

 

The question of public safety verses personal choice is an important one. One would think in the 21st century, education would trump fear. Yet, this dichotomy is not without precedent. Gun safety is another issue that pits the rights of individuals to choose verses the greater good.

 

This isn't the 13th century. Many deaths can be prevented by vaccines that are much safer and more effective than bloodletting leeches. As a society we have no right to infect others with our ignorance.

 

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At the Ghandi Tulsi Manora Community Hospital in Kathmandu, Nepal infants are vaccinated from contracting measles, polio, and tuberculosis. Every Sunday the hospital opens it doors for low-cost maternal care to the families of newborns; babies are first weighed, then given the proper immunization according to their age. The Polio vaccine is given through an injection into the thigh muscle, where it will slowly enters the blood stream to provide long-term immunity, after which another form of polio vaccine is given orally with two droplets entering the babies mouth while they are crying. The first set measles must be given after 45 days of birth, while the second dose must be given before 9 months. The consequences of not having protection from measles virus can be lethal for newborns.

  

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Côte d’Ivoire, 2017: Mothers wait outside a maternity health center with their babies, where they will receive vaccinations to protect them from yellow fever and other diseases. Nearly one billion people will be vaccinated against yellow fever in 27 high-risk African countries by 2026 with support from the World Health Organization (WHO), Gavi – the Vaccine Alliance, UNICEF and more than 50 health partners, in an effort to end devastating epidemics that periodically impact Africa.

 

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but please dear gawd let me emerge unscathed from 24 hours crammed into a flying tube full of coughing sniffling strangers. ugh!

Title:

Several Doctors And Nurses Restrain young Ernest Booth.

Artist:

Everett

Description:

Several doctors and nurses restrain young Ernest Booth. Booth was one of 30,000 children receiving gamma globulin inoculations during polio epidemic in Houston, Texas. June 30, 1953. (CSU_ALPHA_1098) CSU Archives/Everett Collection

 

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Jan 20 2021

Super Star Power Activated

Cue invincibility music!

Today marks the first day of British Columbia’s provincewide COVID-19 immunizations, the most comprehensive vaccine program to ever be delivered in B.C.

 

Over the coming days, approximately 4,000 health-care workers in British Columbia will be rolling up their sleeves to receive the first approved COVID-19 vaccine.

Getting a shingles’ shot and this is when the pain started.

Too late now. Surrealism.

Nellie Vin ©Photography

Make sure you and your child is fully Immunized.

 

Most measles-related deaths are caused by complications associated with the disease. Serious complications are more common in children under the age of 5, or adults over the age of 30. The most serious complications include blindness, encephalitis (an infection that causes brain swelling), severe diarrhea and related dehydration, ear infections, or severe respiratory infections such as pneumonia. Measles outbreaks can result in epidemics that cause many deaths

Unvaccinated young children are at highest risk of measles and its complications, including death. Unvaccinated pregnant women are also at risk. The highly contagious virus is spread by coughing and sneezing, close personal contact or direct contact with infected nasal or throat secretions.

Launched in 2001, the Measles & Rubella Initiative (M&R Initiative) is a global partnership led by the American Red Cross, United Nations Foundation, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), UNICEF and WHO. The M&R Initiative is committed to ensuring that no child dies from measles or is born with congenital rubella syndrome; reducing measles deaths by 95% by 2015; and achieving measles and rubella elimination in at least 5 WHO regions by 2020.

Article

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In the back of our office at the parking lot we vaccinated people in their cars and even in a tent. The reason because a surge of COVID was in Cornwall community and it’s safer to do this outside.

Polio vaccination at the UN-House Protection of Civilians (PoC) 3 site in Juba, South Sudan. The Ministry of Health of the Republic of South Sudan is conducting the fourth and last round of its national immunization campaign for 2014, with the support of the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the World Health Organization (WHO) and working with local non-governmental organization Magna. The campaign is targeting children aged 0 – 5 years and aims to immunize 2.4 million children nationwide.

A cooler containing vaccines.

 

UN Photo/JC McIlwaine

05 December 2014

Juba, South Sudan

Photo # 615395

Mopti, Mali – Kadidia Daou (left), 7, with siblings (l to r) Fatoumata, 6, Fanta, 4, and Baba, 3, who all suffered from measles in February, but recovered thanks to the UNICEF-supported Sofara community health center. About 169 million children missed the measles vaccine between 2010 and 2017, which contributed to a 2019 measles outbreak. Mopti has one qualified doctor per every 18,000 people. But UNICEF and partners leveraged various innovations to contain the crisis.

 

©UNICEF/UN0299499/Keïta

 

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have they been immunized? begging for survival in the central market place at gandhinagar gole market. but happy. tribals from madhya pradesh. its surprising that you can see these people walk around gandhi nagar (avg house cost: USD 450,000) full of ministers, diplomatic observers and the kind of ppl who can get things done on the phone etc and why is no body making any effort to rehabilitate these people or at least give them a formal identity | i talked to some one who is working on social issues about these people and he replied that, "they werent from the state" another said, "they dont want to be rehabilitated, they make more money on the street begging and many are addicts". i really dont know what the truth is but all i could do is buy some milk powder for that kid and hope that as we progress as a country as mother India, we take all along | if every vote counts 2

Dec 21 2021

Ash Got His First One!

Time to celebrate!

That's what it would have cost to immunize him against polio!

Dharmapur Block, Valsad, Gujarat, India. 16th May 2012:A child is administered an immunization injection by, ANM (Auxillary Nurse and Midwife) Nainaben at a local anganwadi center on "Mamta Diwas". Dharmapur block in Kaprada is one of the most under-developed areas in the predominantly tribal Valsad district in Southern Gujarat. The UNICEF-supported Mamta Divas (Mothers Day) programme was launched by the Government of India in 2005. One day each month, every state in the country provides essential health services for mothers and children. The women are taught about institutional delivery, colostrum feeding, exclusive breast feeding, and hand-washing. The main objective of this strategy is to reduce infant mortality as well as malnutrition among children through effective delivery of Health &.

Nutrition services on the same day and under the same roof.UNICEF India/2012/Vishwanathan.

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Nigeria, 2020: A health worker examines Beatrice, 1, at a health clinic in Yola. Pneumonia claims the lives of more than 800,000 children under five every year. Nigerian children made up the highest number of those who died, with an estimated 162,000 deaths in 2018. Children in poor areas are most vulnerable, often suffering from higher rates of malnutrition, exposure to unsafe water and sanitation facilities, and insufficient access to affordable health services. Pneumonia is easily preventable with access to vaccines, and readily treatable with low-cost antibiotics. Strong primary health care, with access to health workers with the right diagnostic tools and training, is crucial to both preventing and

treating pneumonia.

 

©UNICEF/UNI279430/Modola

 

To learn more: www.unicef.org

June 22, 2014

Photo: Jennifer Jacquemart / (c) European Voice

This year, more than ever, Albertans should get immunized against influenza to protect their health and support the province’s fight against COVID-19.

 

Flu shots are now available free of charge at pharmacies and doctors’ offices across the province. Alberta Health Services (AHS) is also offering immunizations by appointment for those under five years old and those in their household.

 

This year’s flu season presents an additional challenge as Alberta responds to COVID-19. Immunization will help protect vulnerable Albertans, as well as decrease influenza-related tests, emergency room visits and hospitalizations during the pandemic.

 

The government has ordered a record 1.96 million doses of vaccine to help protect the health of Albertans.

 

“Getting immunized is more important now than ever before. It’s the best way to protect your health and the health of your friends and neighbours. It will also allow our health system to keep focusing on the fight against COVID-19 while we continue safely opening Alberta’s economy.”

 

Jason Kenney, Premier

“We’ve purchased a record amount of vaccine and made changes to ensure that getting your flu shot is as safe and easy as possible. By keeping cases of influenza low, we can make sure our health-care system can keep responding to the COVID-19 pandemic and all the other health-care needs that Albertans face every day.” said Tyler Shandro, Minister of Health.

 

“The flu shot won’t prevent COVID-19, but it will reduce your chances of getting sick with influenza and spreading it to others. While getting immunized helps, it’s also crucial to wash your hands often, cover coughs and sneezes and stay home when sick. If you have flu symptoms, book a test for COVID-19 as symptoms are similar. Let’s all do our part to keep one another safe.” said Dr. Deena Hinshaw, chief medical officer of health. (photography by Chris Schwarz/Government of Alberta)

Five pokes later...

 

grateful to live in a country where we have easy access to childhood immunizations. I wish it were the same everywhere.

This year, more than ever, Albertans should get immunized against influenza to protect their health and support the province’s fight against COVID-19.

 

Flu shots are now available free of charge at pharmacies and doctors’ offices across the province. Alberta Health Services (AHS) is also offering immunizations by appointment for those under five years old and those in their household.

 

This year’s flu season presents an additional challenge as Alberta responds to COVID-19. Immunization will help protect vulnerable Albertans, as well as decrease influenza-related tests, emergency room visits and hospitalizations during the pandemic.

 

The government has ordered a record 1.96 million doses of vaccine to help protect the health of Albertans.

 

“Getting immunized is more important now than ever before. It’s the best way to protect your health and the health of your friends and neighbours. It will also allow our health system to keep focusing on the fight against COVID-19 while we continue safely opening Alberta’s economy.”

 

Jason Kenney, Premier

“We’ve purchased a record amount of vaccine and made changes to ensure that getting your flu shot is as safe and easy as possible. By keeping cases of influenza low, we can make sure our health-care system can keep responding to the COVID-19 pandemic and all the other health-care needs that Albertans face every day.” said Tyler Shandro, Minister of Health.

 

“The flu shot won’t prevent COVID-19, but it will reduce your chances of getting sick with influenza and spreading it to others. While getting immunized helps, it’s also crucial to wash your hands often, cover coughs and sneezes and stay home when sick. If you have flu symptoms, book a test for COVID-19 as symptoms are similar. Let’s all do our part to keep one another safe.” said Dr. Deena Hinshaw, chief medical officer of health. (photography by Chris Schwarz/Government of Alberta)

Dec 30 2020

COVID Vaccine

Since 1987, the Extended Program on Immunization in Bangladesh has saved the lives of more than 3.5 million children . It has led to the eradication of poliomyelitis and the elimination of neonatal tetanus, and has possibly made the biggest contribution towards Bangladesh's achievement of Millennium Development Goal 4 well ahead of schedule. At least 95% of the 157 million people living in this country have access to vaccines - this in a country where only around 60% of the population has access to the power grid, that sees annual floods, and that has a challenging road transport system and high levels of corruption. This has made Bangladesh's vaccine delivery system a role model for delivering effective interventions in resource-poor settings. This successful story cannot be pinned down on any one crucial factor, but it is rather a result of the development of an effective system involving collaboration between multiple dedicated blocks of society – from front line workers to politicians to journalists.

Shebebire Mekonen breastfeeding her child at Chalaba Silassie health post Bishoftu, Oromia Region Tuesday, 6 August 2019. ©UNICEF Ethiopia/2019/Mulugeta Ayene

Indonesia, December 2022: Health worker Verawati (right) administers the polio vaccine to Aura Fadilla, 8, with the help of health worker Trisnawani, during a door-to-door polio immunization campaign in Gampong Paya Bujok Teungoh Village in Langsa City, Aceh Province.

 

The World Health Organization declared Indonesia and the rest of the region of Southeast Asia polio free in 2014. However, low immunization coverage in the country – which has been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, socio-cultural sentiments around vaccination and unhealthy environmental conditions – has slowed efforts toward polio eradication.

 

After a polio outbreak was declared in Pidie District in the southwest of Aceh Province in early November 2022, a rapid response immunization campaign was launched within two weeks with the aim of immunizing every child under 13 in the province. The campaign is being led by the Indonesian Ministry of Health with support from UNICEF for vaccine procurement, logistics, advocacy, communication and social mobilization efforts focused on promoting vaccination and safe household hygiene practices. As of 21 December 2022, the campaign has reached 81.6 per cent of 1.2 million children in Aceh, with house-to-house vaccinations continuing until the end of the month.

 

© UNICEF/UN0760312/Ifansasti

Sir Roger George Moore, known for his iconic portrayal of James Bond in seven films, was a beloved actor and humanitarian. Born on October 14, 1927, in Stockwell, London, Moore had a career that spanned several decades and left an indelible mark on the world of entertainment. His contributions to the film industry and his charitable endeavors earned him numerous accolades and honors, including a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

 

Moore's journey to stardom began in the early 1950s when he made his way into the entertainment industry. Initially, he found success as a model, appearing in various print advertisements and magazine covers. His striking looks and charisma soon caught the attention of casting directors, leading to his first acting roles in British films and television shows.

 

In 1962, Moore landed a breakthrough role that would shape the course of his career. He was cast as Simon Templar in the popular television series "The Saint," based on the novels by Leslie Charteris. The show garnered a massive following, both in the UK and internationally, and solidified Moore's status as a leading actor. His portrayal of the suave and charming Templar laid the groundwork for his future portrayal of James Bond.

 

After "The Saint" concluded in 1969, Moore's name was frequently mentioned as a potential successor to Sean Connery as the next James Bond. In 1973, he finally assumed the role of the legendary British spy in the film "Live and Let Die." Moore's Bond was marked by a more lighthearted and humorous approach compared to his predecessors, earning him a unique place in the franchise's history. He went on to play Bond in six more films, including "The Man with the Golden Gun" (1974), "Moonraker" (1979), and "A View to a Kill" (1985).

 

Throughout his tenure as Bond, Moore's portrayal endeared him to audiences worldwide, and he became one of the most recognizable faces in cinema. His wit, charm, and effortless style resonated with viewers, making him a fan favorite. Although some critics felt that his interpretation of Bond strayed too far from the character's original gritty depiction, Moore's contributions brought a new dimension to the franchise, injecting a sense of fun and sophistication.

 

Aside from his work as James Bond, Moore continued to act in a variety of films and television shows. He starred in movies like "The Wild Geese" (1978), "The Sea Wolves" (1980), and "The Naked Face" (1984). Moore's diverse filmography showcased his versatility as an actor and his ability to tackle different genres with ease.

 

Beyond his acting career, Moore was a dedicated humanitarian and ambassador for various charitable causes. He served as a Goodwill Ambassador for UNICEF from 1991 until his passing in 2017. His involvement in philanthropy was driven by a desire to alleviate the suffering of children in need around the world. Moore traveled extensively, visiting numerous countries and advocating for immunization programs, clean water initiatives, and education for underprivileged children.

 

In recognition of his contributions to the film industry and his humanitarian efforts, Moore was awarded numerous honors and accolades throughout his lifetime. In 1999, he was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) for his charitable services. In 2003, he was further elevated to a Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE) by Queen Elizabeth II. These honors underscored his dedication to both his craft and his commitment to making a positive impact on society.

 

On October 11, 2007, Sir Roger Moore was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Located on Hollywood Boulevard in Los Angeles, California, the Walk of Fame celebrates the achievements of notable individuals in the entertainment industry. Moore's star, located in front of the El Capitan Theatre, serves as a lasting testament to his enduring legacy and his significant contributions to the world of film.

 

Sir Roger George Moore, KBE, will always be remembered as a beloved actor, a quintessential James Bond, and a compassionate humanitarian. His star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame is a tangible symbol of his impact on the entertainment industry and his unwavering dedication to making the world a better place. His legacy lives on through his iconic performances and his tireless efforts to improve the lives of those less fortunate, cementing his place in the annals of film history.

 

California is a state in the Western United States, located along the Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2 million residents across a total area of approximately 163,696 square miles (423,970 km2), it is the most populous U.S. state and the 3rd largest by area. It is also the most populated subnational entity in North America and the 34th most populous in the world. The Greater Los Angeles area and the San Francisco Bay Area are the nation's second and fifth most populous urban regions respectively, with the former having more than 18.7 million residents and the latter having over 9.6 million. Sacramento is the state's capital, while Los Angeles is the most populous city in the state and the second most populous city in the country. San Francisco is the second most densely populated major city in the country. Los Angeles County is the country's most populous, while San Bernardino County is the largest county by area in the country. California borders Oregon to the north, Nevada and Arizona to the east, the Mexican state of Baja California to the south; and has a coastline along the Pacific Ocean to the west.

 

The economy of the state of California is the largest in the United States, with a $3.4 trillion gross state product (GSP) as of 2022. It is the largest sub-national economy in the world. If California were a sovereign nation, it would rank as the world's fifth-largest economy as of 2022, behind Germany and ahead of India, as well as the 37th most populous. The Greater Los Angeles area and the San Francisco Bay Area are the nation's second- and third-largest urban economies ($1.0 trillion and $0.5 trillion respectively as of 2020). The San Francisco Bay Area Combined Statistical Area had the nation's highest gross domestic product per capita ($106,757) among large primary statistical areas in 2018, and is home to five of the world's ten largest companies by market capitalization and four of the world's ten richest people.

 

Prior to European colonization, California was one of the most culturally and linguistically diverse areas in pre-Columbian North America and contained the highest Native American population density north of what is now Mexico. European exploration in the 16th and 17th centuries led to the colonization of California by the Spanish Empire. In 1804, it was included in Alta California province within the Viceroyalty of New Spain. The area became a part of Mexico in 1821, following its successful war for independence, but was ceded to the United States in 1848 after the Mexican–American War. The California Gold Rush started in 1848 and led to dramatic social and demographic changes, including large-scale immigration into California, a worldwide economic boom, and the California genocide of indigenous people. The western portion of Alta California was then organized and admitted as the 31st state on September 9, 1850, following the Compromise of 1850.

 

Notable contributions to popular culture, for example in entertainment and sports, have their origins in California. The state also has made noteworthy contributions in the fields of communication, information, innovation, environmentalism, economics, and politics. It is the home of Hollywood, the oldest and one of the largest film industries in the world, which has had a profound influence upon global entertainment. It is considered the origin of the hippie counterculture, beach and car culture, and the personal computer, among other innovations. The San Francisco Bay Area and the Greater Los Angeles Area are widely seen as the centers of the global technology and film industries, respectively. California's economy is very diverse: 58% of it is based on finance, government, real estate services, technology, and professional, scientific, and technical business services. Although it accounts for only 1.5% of the state's economy, California's agriculture industry has the highest output of any U.S. state. California's ports and harbors handle about a third of all U.S. imports, most originating in Pacific Rim international trade.

 

The state's extremely diverse geography ranges from the Pacific Coast and metropolitan areas in the west to the Sierra Nevada mountains in the east, and from the redwood and Douglas fir forests in the northwest to the Mojave Desert in the southeast. The Central Valley, a major agricultural area, dominates the state's center. California is well known for its warm Mediterranean climate and monsoon seasonal weather. The large size of the state results in climates that vary from moist temperate rainforest in the north to arid desert in the interior, as well as snowy alpine in the mountains.

 

Settled by successive waves of arrivals during at least the last 13,000 years, California was one of the most culturally and linguistically diverse areas in pre-Columbian North America. Various estimates of the native population have ranged from 100,000 to 300,000. The indigenous peoples of California included more than 70 distinct ethnic groups, inhabiting environments from mountains and deserts to islands and redwood forests. These groups were also diverse in their political organization, with bands, tribes, villages, and on the resource-rich coasts, large chiefdoms, such as the Chumash, Pomo and Salinan. Trade, intermarriage and military alliances fostered social and economic relationships between many groups.

 

The first Europeans to explore the coast of California were the members of a Spanish maritime expedition led by Portuguese captain Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo in 1542. Cabrillo was commissioned by Antonio de Mendoza, the Viceroy of New Spain, to lead an expedition up the Pacific coast in search of trade opportunities; they entered San Diego Bay on September 28, 1542, and reached at least as far north as San Miguel Island. Privateer and explorer Francis Drake explored and claimed an undefined portion of the California coast in 1579, landing north of the future city of San Francisco. Sebastián Vizcaíno explored and mapped the coast of California in 1602 for New Spain, putting ashore in Monterey. Despite the on-the-ground explorations of California in the 16th century, Rodríguez's idea of California as an island persisted. Such depictions appeared on many European maps well into the 18th century.

 

The Portolá expedition of 1769-70 was a pivotal event in the Spanish colonization of California, resulting in the establishment of numerous missions, presidios, and pueblos. The military and civil contingent of the expedition was led by Gaspar de Portolá, who traveled over land from Sonora into California, while the religious component was headed by Junípero Serra, who came by sea from Baja California. In 1769, Portolá and Serra established Mission San Diego de Alcalá and the Presidio of San Diego, the first religious and military settlements founded by the Spanish in California. By the end of the expedition in 1770, they would establish the Presidio of Monterey and Mission San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo on Monterey Bay.

 

After the Portolà expedition, Spanish missionaries led by Father-President Serra set out to establish 21 Spanish missions of California along El Camino Real ("The Royal Road") and along the Californian coast, 16 sites of which having been chosen during the Portolá expedition. Numerous major cities in California grew out of missions, including San Francisco (Mission San Francisco de Asís), San Diego (Mission San Diego de Alcalá), Ventura (Mission San Buenaventura), or Santa Barbara (Mission Santa Barbara), among others.

 

Juan Bautista de Anza led a similarly important expedition throughout California in 1775–76, which would extend deeper into the interior and north of California. The Anza expedition selected numerous sites for missions, presidios, and pueblos, which subsequently would be established by settlers. Gabriel Moraga, a member of the expedition, would also christen many of California's prominent rivers with their names in 1775–1776, such as the Sacramento River and the San Joaquin River. After the expedition, Gabriel's son, José Joaquín Moraga, would found the pueblo of San Jose in 1777, making it the first civilian-established city in California.

  

The Spanish founded Mission San Juan Capistrano in 1776, the third to be established of the Californian missions.

During this same period, sailors from the Russian Empire explored along the northern coast of California. In 1812, the Russian-American Company established a trading post and small fortification at Fort Ross on the North Coast. Fort Ross was primarily used to supply Russia's Alaskan colonies with food supplies. The settlement did not meet much success, failing to attract settlers or establish long term trade viability, and was abandoned by 1841.

 

During the War of Mexican Independence, Alta California was largely unaffected and uninvolved in the revolution, though many Californios supported independence from Spain, which many believed had neglected California and limited its development. Spain's trade monopoly on California had limited the trade prospects of Californians. Following Mexican independence, Californian ports were freely able to trade with foreign merchants. Governor Pablo Vicente de Solá presided over the transition from Spanish colonial rule to independent.

 

In 1821, the Mexican War of Independence gave the Mexican Empire (which included California) independence from Spain. For the next 25 years, Alta California remained a remote, sparsely populated, northwestern administrative district of the newly independent country of Mexico, which shortly after independence became a republic. The missions, which controlled most of the best land in the state, were secularized by 1834 and became the property of the Mexican government. The governor granted many square leagues of land to others with political influence. These huge ranchos or cattle ranches emerged as the dominant institutions of Mexican California. The ranchos developed under ownership by Californios (Hispanics native of California) who traded cowhides and tallow with Boston merchants. Beef did not become a commodity until the 1849 California Gold Rush.

 

From the 1820s, trappers and settlers from the United States and Canada began to arrive in Northern California. These new arrivals used the Siskiyou Trail, California Trail, Oregon Trail and Old Spanish Trail to cross the rugged mountains and harsh deserts in and surrounding California. The early government of the newly independent Mexico was highly unstable, and in a reflection of this, from 1831 onwards, California also experienced a series of armed disputes, both internal and with the central Mexican government. During this tumultuous political period Juan Bautista Alvarado was able to secure the governorship during 1836–1842. The military action which first brought Alvarado to power had momentarily declared California to be an independent state, and had been aided by Anglo-American residents of California, including Isaac Graham. In 1840, one hundred of those residents who did not have passports were arrested, leading to the Graham Affair, which was resolved in part with the intercession of Royal Navy officials.

 

One of the largest ranchers in California was John Marsh. After failing to obtain justice against squatters on his land from the Mexican courts, he determined that California should become part of the United States. Marsh conducted a letter-writing campaign espousing the California climate, the soil, and other reasons to settle there, as well as the best route to follow, which became known as "Marsh's route". His letters were read, reread, passed around, and printed in newspapers throughout the country, and started the first wagon trains rolling to California. He invited immigrants to stay on his ranch until they could get settled, and assisted in their obtaining passports.

 

After ushering in the period of organized emigration to California, Marsh became involved in a military battle between the much-hated Mexican general, Manuel Micheltorena and the California governor he had replaced, Juan Bautista Alvarado. The armies of each met at the Battle of Providencia near Los Angeles. Marsh had been forced against his will to join Micheltorena's army. Ignoring his superiors, during the battle, he signaled the other side for a parley. There were many settlers from the United States fighting on both sides. He convinced these men that they had no reason to be fighting each other. As a result of Marsh's actions, they abandoned the fight, Micheltorena was defeated, and California-born Pio Pico was returned to the governorship. This paved the way to California's ultimate acquisition by the United States.

 

In 1846, a group of American settlers in and around Sonoma rebelled against Mexican rule during the Bear Flag Revolt. Afterward, rebels raised the Bear Flag (featuring a bear, a star, a red stripe and the words "California Republic") at Sonoma. The Republic's only president was William B. Ide,[65] who played a pivotal role during the Bear Flag Revolt. This revolt by American settlers served as a prelude to the later American military invasion of California and was closely coordinated with nearby American military commanders.

 

The California Republic was short-lived; the same year marked the outbreak of the Mexican–American War (1846–48).

 

Commodore John D. Sloat of the United States Navy sailed into Monterey Bay in 1846 and began the U.S. military invasion of California, with Northern California capitulating in less than a month to the United States forces. In Southern California, Californios continued to resist American forces. Notable military engagements of the conquest include the Battle of San Pasqual and the Battle of Dominguez Rancho in Southern California, as well as the Battle of Olómpali and the Battle of Santa Clara in Northern California. After a series of defensive battles in the south, the Treaty of Cahuenga was signed by the Californios on January 13, 1847, securing a censure and establishing de facto American control in California.

 

Following the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo (February 2, 1848) that ended the war, the westernmost portion of the annexed Mexican territory of Alta California soon became the American state of California, and the remainder of the old territory was then subdivided into the new American Territories of Arizona, Nevada, Colorado and Utah. The even more lightly populated and arid lower region of old Baja California remained as a part of Mexico. In 1846, the total settler population of the western part of the old Alta California had been estimated to be no more than 8,000, plus about 100,000 Native Americans, down from about 300,000 before Hispanic settlement in 1769.

 

In 1848, only one week before the official American annexation of the area, gold was discovered in California, this being an event which was to forever alter both the state's demographics and its finances. Soon afterward, a massive influx of immigration into the area resulted, as prospectors and miners arrived by the thousands. The population burgeoned with United States citizens, Europeans, Chinese and other immigrants during the great California Gold Rush. By the time of California's application for statehood in 1850, the settler population of California had multiplied to 100,000. By 1854, more than 300,000 settlers had come. Between 1847 and 1870, the population of San Francisco increased from 500 to 150,000.

 

The seat of government for California under Spanish and later Mexican rule had been located in Monterey from 1777 until 1845. Pio Pico, the last Mexican governor of Alta California, had briefly moved the capital to Los Angeles in 1845. The United States consulate had also been located in Monterey, under consul Thomas O. Larkin.

 

In 1849, a state Constitutional Convention was first held in Monterey. Among the first tasks of the convention was a decision on a location for the new state capital. The first full legislative sessions were held in San Jose (1850–1851). Subsequent locations included Vallejo (1852–1853), and nearby Benicia (1853–1854); these locations eventually proved to be inadequate as well. The capital has been located in Sacramento since 1854 with only a short break in 1862 when legislative sessions were held in San Francisco due to flooding in Sacramento. Once the state's Constitutional Convention had finalized its state constitution, it applied to the U.S. Congress for admission to statehood. On September 9, 1850, as part of the Compromise of 1850, California became a free state and September 9 a state holiday.

 

During the American Civil War (1861–1865), California sent gold shipments eastward to Washington in support of the Union. However, due to the existence of a large contingent of pro-South sympathizers within the state, the state was not able to muster any full military regiments to send eastwards to officially serve in the Union war effort. Still, several smaller military units within the Union army were unofficially associated with the state of California, such as the "California 100 Company", due to a majority of their members being from California.

 

At the time of California's admission into the Union, travel between California and the rest of the continental United States had been a time-consuming and dangerous feat. Nineteen years later, and seven years after it was greenlighted by President Lincoln, the First transcontinental railroad was completed in 1869. California was then reachable from the eastern States in a week's time.

 

Much of the state was extremely well suited to fruit cultivation and agriculture in general. Vast expanses of wheat, other cereal crops, vegetable crops, cotton, and nut and fruit trees were grown (including oranges in Southern California), and the foundation was laid for the state's prodigious agricultural production in the Central Valley and elsewhere.

 

In the nineteenth century, a large number of migrants from China traveled to the state as part of the Gold Rush or to seek work. Even though the Chinese proved indispensable in building the transcontinental railroad from California to Utah, perceived job competition with the Chinese led to anti-Chinese riots in the state, and eventually the US ended migration from China partially as a response to pressure from California with the 1882 Chinese Exclusion Act.

 

Under earlier Spanish and Mexican rule, California's original native population had precipitously declined, above all, from Eurasian diseases to which the indigenous people of California had not yet developed a natural immunity. Under its new American administration, California's harsh governmental policies towards its own indigenous people did not improve. As in other American states, many of the native inhabitants were soon forcibly removed from their lands by incoming American settlers such as miners, ranchers, and farmers. Although California had entered the American union as a free state, the "loitering or orphaned Indians" were de facto enslaved by their new Anglo-American masters under the 1853 Act for the Government and Protection of Indians. There were also massacres in which hundreds of indigenous people were killed.

 

Between 1850 and 1860, the California state government paid around 1.5 million dollars (some 250,000 of which was reimbursed by the federal government) to hire militias whose purpose was to protect settlers from the indigenous populations. In later decades, the native population was placed in reservations and rancherias, which were often small and isolated and without enough natural resources or funding from the government to sustain the populations living on them. As a result, the rise of California was a calamity for the native inhabitants. Several scholars and Native American activists, including Benjamin Madley and Ed Castillo, have described the actions of the California government as a genocide.

 

In the twentieth century, thousands of Japanese people migrated to the US and California specifically to attempt to purchase and own land in the state. However, the state in 1913 passed the Alien Land Act, excluding Asian immigrants from owning land. During World War II, Japanese Americans in California were interned in concentration camps such as at Tule Lake and Manzanar. In 2020, California officially apologized for this internment.

 

Migration to California accelerated during the early 20th century with the completion of major transcontinental highways like the Lincoln Highway and Route 66. In the period from 1900 to 1965, the population grew from fewer than one million to the greatest in the Union. In 1940, the Census Bureau reported California's population as 6.0% Hispanic, 2.4% Asian, and 89.5% non-Hispanic white.

 

To meet the population's needs, major engineering feats like the California and Los Angeles Aqueducts; the Oroville and Shasta Dams; and the Bay and Golden Gate Bridges were built across the state. The state government also adopted the California Master Plan for Higher Education in 1960 to develop a highly efficient system of public education.

 

Meanwhile, attracted to the mild Mediterranean climate, cheap land, and the state's wide variety of geography, filmmakers established the studio system in Hollywood in the 1920s. California manufactured 8.7 percent of total United States military armaments produced during World War II, ranking third (behind New York and Michigan) among the 48 states. California however easily ranked first in production of military ships during the war (transport, cargo, [merchant ships] such as Liberty ships, Victory ships, and warships) at drydock facilities in San Diego, Los Angeles, and the San Francisco Bay Area. After World War II, California's economy greatly expanded due to strong aerospace and defense industries, whose size decreased following the end of the Cold War. Stanford University and its Dean of Engineering Frederick Terman began encouraging faculty and graduates to stay in California instead of leaving the state, and develop a high-tech region in the area now known as Silicon Valley. As a result of these efforts, California is regarded as a world center of the entertainment and music industries, of technology, engineering, and the aerospace industry, and as the United States center of agricultural production. Just before the Dot Com Bust, California had the fifth-largest economy in the world among nations.

 

In the mid and late twentieth century, a number of race-related incidents occurred in the state. Tensions between police and African Americans, combined with unemployment and poverty in inner cities, led to violent riots, such as the 1965 Watts riots and 1992 Rodney King riots. California was also the hub of the Black Panther Party, a group known for arming African Americans to defend against racial injustice and for organizing free breakfast programs for schoolchildren. Additionally, Mexican, Filipino, and other migrant farm workers rallied in the state around Cesar Chavez for better pay in the 1960s and 1970s.

 

During the 20th century, two great disasters happened in California. The 1906 San Francisco earthquake and 1928 St. Francis Dam flood remain the deadliest in U.S. history.

 

Although air pollution problems have been reduced, health problems associated with pollution have continued. The brown haze known as "smog" has been substantially abated after the passage of federal and state restrictions on automobile exhaust.

 

An energy crisis in 2001 led to rolling blackouts, soaring power rates, and the importation of electricity from neighboring states. Southern California Edison and Pacific Gas and Electric Company came under heavy criticism.

 

Housing prices in urban areas continued to increase; a modest home which in the 1960s cost $25,000 would cost half a million dollars or more in urban areas by 2005. More people commuted longer hours to afford a home in more rural areas while earning larger salaries in the urban areas. Speculators bought houses they never intended to live in, expecting to make a huge profit in a matter of months, then rolling it over by buying more properties. Mortgage companies were compliant, as everyone assumed the prices would keep rising. The bubble burst in 2007–8 as housing prices began to crash and the boom years ended. Hundreds of billions in property values vanished and foreclosures soared as many financial institutions and investors were badly hurt.

 

In the twenty-first century, droughts and frequent wildfires attributed to climate change have occurred in the state. From 2011 to 2017, a persistent drought was the worst in its recorded history. The 2018 wildfire season was the state's deadliest and most destructive, most notably Camp Fire.

 

Although air pollution problems have been reduced, health problems associated with pollution have continued. The brown haze that is known as "smog" has been substantially abated thanks to federal and state restrictions on automobile exhaust.

 

One of the first confirmed COVID-19 cases in the United States that occurred in California was first of which was confirmed on January 26, 2020. Meaning, all of the early confirmed cases were persons who had recently travelled to China in Asia, as testing was restricted to this group. On this January 29, 2020, as disease containment protocols were still being developed, the U.S. Department of State evacuated 195 persons from Wuhan, China aboard a chartered flight to March Air Reserve Base in Riverside County, and in this process, it may have granted and conferred to escalated within the land and the US at cosmic. On February 5, 2020, the U.S. evacuated 345 more citizens from Hubei Province to two military bases in California, Travis Air Force Base in Solano County and Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, San Diego, where they were quarantined for 14 days. A state of emergency was largely declared in this state of the nation on March 4, 2020, and as of February 24, 2021, remains in effect. A mandatory statewide stay-at-home order was issued on March 19, 2020, due to increase, which was ended on January 25, 2021, allowing citizens to return to normal life. On April 6, 2021, the state announced plans to fully reopen the economy by June 15, 2021.

  

Since 1987, the Extended Program on Immunization in Bangladesh has saved the lives of more than 3.5 million children . It has led to the eradication of poliomyelitis and the elimination of neonatal tetanus, and has possibly made the biggest contribution towards Bangladesh's achievement of Millennium Development Goal 4 well ahead of schedule. At least 95% of the 157 million people living in this country have access to vaccines - this in a country where only around 60% of the population has access to the power grid, that sees annual floods, and that has a challenging road transport system and high levels of corruption. This has made Bangladesh's vaccine delivery system a role model for delivering effective interventions in resource-poor settings. This successful story cannot be pinned down on any one crucial factor, but it is rather a result of the development of an effective system involving collaboration between multiple dedicated blocks of society – from front line workers to politicians to journalists.

Today marks the first day of British Columbia’s provincewide COVID-19 immunizations, the most comprehensive vaccine program to ever be delivered in B.C.

 

Over the coming days, approximately 4,000 health-care workers in British Columbia will be rolling up their sleeves to receive the first approved COVID-19 vaccine.

Jaspurr background and Quinn foreground having a nap.

Happy Caturday everyone and have a good weekend.

 

Cloudy today in Florida so off the do some shopping for the condo at Walmart or Target.

 

Spoke to Sara yesterday and she said the kittens are a "bundle of energy" as kittens are and that Bailey had thrown up on her bed 2 days ago. He seemed ok yesterday.

 

The day after we get home Jaspurr and Quinn have vet appoint. for their 2nd immunizations and we will book an appoint for Bailey for his annual exam and shots too.

Childhood Immunizations are being given for the next three weeks at the Breath of Life Children's Clinic at 21715 Kingsland Boulevard. From left, Dawn Fanguy, LVN, and Todd Poole, LVN give immunizations in both arms to Brianna Blatchley, 14, ninth grader at Taylor High School. Suzanne Rehak/For the Chronicle

Zahra Aden, 25 gets her 2 years old son, Ahmed Hassan, vaccinated against polio. ©UNICEF Ethiopia/2015/Meklit Mersha

The Syrian Arab Republic, 2018: One-month-old Judy received much-needed vaccinations and a check-up after arriving with her mother, Samira, and grandfather at a shelter in Adra for families fleeing Eastern Ghouta. Although a record 123 million children were immunized globally in 2017, over 19 million children missed out on vaccinations. Almost 8 million (40 per cent) of them live in fragile or humanitarian settings, including countries affected by conflict.

 

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Nurse Mary Henderson at Linn County, Oregon Health Dept.

I wish I knew who the little girl was. She is absolutely precious.

What year do you think this was taken? When did nurses start wearing jeans to work?

I put this in the "A Shot a Day (pool)" as a double meaning.

 

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I have changed my opinion somewhat about kids and shots, because of this picture. My first experience with getting a shot was about 1952, a polio vaccine, I think. The little boy in front of me in line was screaming and carrying on like a real brat, or so I thought. His screams were hurting my ears. I made up my mind then and there that I would never act like that over getting a shot. And, I never have. But, I don't think this little girl is being a brat at all. I think she is about to cry, but her posture is still open to getting the shot. I think she is very afraid. Her eyes are focused right on the syringe, not on the nurse's face. I have decided it is not being afraid of a shot that makes a person a brat at all, but how they let that fear affect their behavior. It seems to have a great deal to do with whether their parents have prepared them in a calm way for what will be happening.

 

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For ABCs & 123s group - I is for Immunization

A person receives the seasonal influenza vaccine (flu shot).

 

Credit: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIH

Women are immunized against cervical cancer and pap smears are conducted in the HPV Immunisation room. Bogota, Colombia.