CDC, AMA, and Ad Council Urge Flu Vaccinations to Reduce Flu Hospitalizations Amid COVID-19 Concerns

The Ad Council, the American Medical Association (AMA), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the CDC Foundation today announced a new effort to encourage more people to get vaccinated against seasonal flu. While flu activity was unusually low during the 2020-2021 flu season—due largely to COVID-19 mitigation measures like wearing masks, school and work closures, and physical distancing—the threat of flu is likely far greater this year with many of those mitigation measures in decline. During a severe season, flu has resulted in as many as 41…

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OpenTable joins forces with Mastercard and FareShare to give back this festive season

The world’s largest restaurant reservations platform OpenTable, has partnered with Mastercard to launch #DineLocal this November. The campaign connects diners to some of the best local restaurants throughout the UK – from Edinburgh to London. This year’s theme is all about giving back. So, for each diner included within a reservation through OpenTable at one of the selected 150 selected Dine Local, made by 14th November, Mastercard will give £5 to FareShare, which will help fund the equivalent of up to 20 meals to tackle food poverty in the UK.…

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Major Arts Institutions and Celebrities Come Together to join Arts Emergency’s call to #BreakTheGlass and let in new young talent

Celebrities including Jack Dee, Miranda Har, Katy Brand, Michael Sheen, Neil Gaiman, Jenny Eclair, Samantha Morton, Nikesh Shukla and Chris Addison have joined the #BreakTheGlass online campaign calling on those working in culture to help open the doors for young people struggling to break into the Arts.   The comedians, writers and actors were amongst hundreds of those sharing the names of the people who helped them to make their breakthrough and encouraging their followers to support Arts Emergency, the award-winning charity bringing creative and cultural professionals together to open the door for aspiring young talent.  Over…

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The 2021 BEYONDPLASTIC AWARD Winners are announced!

The global online platform for eco-designed solutions BEYONDPLASTIC.NET announces the winners of the 2021 BEYOND PLASTIC AWARD. The Award’s motto is: Let us design and create eco-responsible products and solutions and reduce single-use plastic. Let us start a material and packaging renaissance! The Award honors the innovation and creativity in sustainable design in four categories: I. Most practical impact to reduce the use of plastics, II. Most innovative approach, III. Most beautiful solution and IV. Best Initiative in Education / Journalism / Campaigning. For each category there is a Gold,…

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Sky Media Launches Net Zero Carbon Ad Break Featuring Footprint Fund Winners

Sky Media announced the launch of a series of special Net Zero Carbon ad breaks to coincide with COP26. The 170” ad break will be ‘presented by Sky Zero’ and include all five winners of the Sky Zero Footprint Fund that will run across Sky Nature and Sky News for the next two weeks. The Sky Zero Footprint Fund initiative is a £2m advertising fund which supports businesses to inspire others to join the journey to Net Zero Carbon. The fund was established to help accelerate and amplify initiatives that…

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