Walgreens, UN Foundation expand ‘Give a Shot’ offering for #GivingTuesday

WASHINGTON — Walgreens and the United Nations Foundation last week announced a special expansion of the Get a Shot. Give a Shot program, which will double donations of life-saving vaccines in support of #GivingTuesday. For every immunization, including flu shots, administered at a Walgreens pharmacy, Healthcare Clinic or Duane Reade pharmacy, the value of two vaccines will be donated to a child in a developing country through the UN Foundation’s Shot@Life campaign.  

 

This will apply to all immunizations administered at Walgreens beginning Black Friday, Nov. 27, through #GivingTuesday, Dec.  1.

 

“The expansion of the Get a Shot. Give a Shot campaign for Black Friday weekend to essentially ‘get a shot, give 2 shots’ not only expands on Walgreens’ commitment to children around the globe, but affords consumers the opportunity to give back this holiday season,” said Devi Thomas, director, UN Foundation’s Shot@Life campaign.

 

With the expansion of the program in time for Black Friday weekend, Walgreens and the United Nations Foundation will expand awareness of the need for global immunizations, as well as help to provide children in developing countries with access to life-saving immunizations. Walgreens has donated the value of more than 7 million life-saving vaccines to children in developing countries through the Get a Shot. Give a Shot campaign, now in its third year, and its growing collaboration with the United Nations Foundation.