Blue Wiggle Anthony Field Wins IFA’s #SuperheroesVaccinate Award
The Wiggles Member Earns Kudos For Encouraging Australians To Vaccinate
Australia – A #SuperheroesVaccinate Award is on its way from Immunisation Foundation of Australia to Aussie Legend Blue Wiggle Anthony Field, who encouraged his millions of fans around the globe to get the flu shot.
“Ready, steady, wiggle - we’re all doing the twist when we found out that Super Anto got his flu shot recently,” says IFA Director Catherine Hughes. “With his influence and the power of Wiggly music, Anthony shows how easy it is to get your flu shot and how you can protect yourself and your loved ones from the flu.”
IFA - whose mission reads, “to inspire community-based immunisation advocacy, helping to protect babies and families from vaccine-preventable diseases” - envisions a world where families are no longer affected by the unnecessary suffering and death caused by vaccine-preventable diseases.
Blue Wiggle Anthony Field joins an ever growing list of celebrities who encourage the public to get a flu shot, including Tim Minchin, Bill Gates, Kristen Bell, Jennifer Lopez, Barack Obama, and Dax Shepard.
For more information, please visit IFA.org.au
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About Immunisation Foundation of Australia
The Immunisation Foundation of Australia was established by the family of Riley Hughes, who have become vocal advocates of immunisation after the death of their son from whooping cough in 2015. Believing in the importance of parents and community-members standing up to support immunisation, the foundation’s mission is to inspire further community-based immunisation advocacy, helping to protect babies and families from vaccine-preventable diseases.
The Immunisation Foundation of Australia envisions a world where families are no longer affected by the unnecessary suffering and death caused by vaccine-preventable diseases. To help make this vision a reality, we are committed to creating a network of community-based immunisation champions, who share our common values of respect, integrity and evidence-based advocacy.
About The Wiggles
The Wiggles have recently celebrated 28 years of entertaining millions of fans across the globe. They now have more than 385,000 social media followers and have sold over 30 million CDs & DVDs and 8 million books. More than 70 CD and DVD releases later, The Wiggles have earned 18 x gold, 12 x platinum, 3 x double-platinum and 10 x multi-platinum awards for their music and DVD sales and have been awarded 13 x ARIA Awards for Best Children’s Album (making ARIA history as the most awarded ARIA winner in the one category, and being inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame).