Youth are also mobilizing the vaccine movement on social media, by posting to Instagram, TikTok and Twitter to alert others once they’ve been inoculated. Young people are the largest demographic on social media, and with the popularization of vaccine posts, youth have increased online vaccine visibility by making it a celebratory event, and in turn, contributing to less vaccine hesitancy.

What we need is to see our concerns, our ideas and feedback reflected in the actions of our institutions and organizations. As vaccines allow us to imagine a world after COVID-19, organizations can help shape our future by implementing changes that will address our immediate concerns and allow us to pursue our long-term goals amidst the uncertainty that our generations will be inheriting.