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Ever wondered why all the pioneers had long beards?

Wyoming was already one of the least vaccinated states in the country. Then the controversy generated by Covid-19 had a devastating effect on the vaccination rates across adult and childhood diseases. The Wyoming Department of Health hired us to change that.

Once you get past all the noise and misinformation, the reality is vaccines are the greatest achievement in the history of public health. They’ve eradicated or nearly eliminated a horrendous list of diseases. They’ve saved millions of lives and doubled our lifespan. In fact, vaccines are so effective we take them for granted. This campaign reminds residents of the lifesaving benefits of vaccines, with a dose of humor, a touch of history and a beautiful, cinematic approach.

The campaign changed the conversation in Wyoming. It has been widely lauded for its approach and execution. And vaccination rates for proven vaccines are up year over year, 19% for adults and 2.5% for children.

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Wrinkled poster of Devils Tower. The back of the bison shows a decline on a overlain graphic illustrating Smallpox deaths in Wyoming over the last 100 years and showing it go to 0 Thanks to Vaccines.
Wrinkled poster of a bison in the field. The back of the bison shows a decline on a overlain graphic illustrating Rubella deaths in Wyoming over the last 100 years and showing it go to 0 Thanks to Vaccines
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Woman holding a newspaper open. Flash style photography. One spread is taken out for an ad that reads, "Ever nicked yourself shaving and lived to complain about it?" With a Thank a Vaccine tag at the bottom of the page.Woman holding a newspaper open. Flash style photography. One spread is taken out for an ad that reads, "A list of everyone who died of diphtheria last year." Then the whole page is blank. with a Thank a Vaccine tag at the bottom of the page.
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