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Superheroes Against Rotavirus

September 1, 2016
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A woman is posing with her face in a cutout display. The display features a cartoon superhero holding a syringe labeled "Vaccine," combating a villain labeled "Rotavirus." Background elements include sound effects like "POW!" and nutrients like "Zinc.

We spotted a slew of superheroes at our Superpower Happy Hour for the 2016 International Rotavirus Symposium.

A woman joyfully poses behind a cutout stand featuring an illustrated superhero-themed vaccine poster. The colorful poster shows the superhero fighting off cartoon viruses with a large syringe labeled "vaccine," accompanied by action words like "POW!.
A person poses with their face in a cutout of a cartoon astronaut holding a large syringe labeled "VACCINE" aimed at a purple virus, with comic-style elements such as "POW!" and "Be a Vaccine Hero!" in the background. Other cartoon figures promote nutrition and zinc.
A person poses with their face in a cutout of a cartoon superhero holding a giant syringe labeled "VACCINES" aimed at an anthropomorphized virus. Bright comic-style graphics include "POW!" and words like "NUTRITION" and "ZINC" in the background.
A person playfully sticks their face through a cutout of an illustrated scientist holding an oversized syringe labeled "VACCINE" while battling a cartoon representation of a virus. The background is colorful with comic-style effects and text.
A person smiling through a cutout of a cartoon superhero holding a large syringe labeled "Vaccine." The backdrop includes the words "Be a vaccine hero!" and features stylized comic elements and a menacing cartoon virus.
A person playfully poses with their face in a cartoon cutout, showing a superhero figure holding a large syringe labeled "VACCINES," battling a purple virus. Sound effects like "POW!" are illustrated in the background.
A person poses with their face through a cutout in a cartoon display. The display features a superhero injecting a large syringe labeled "VACCINES" into a monstrous virus. The scene includes text like "POW!" and labels such as "ROTAVIRUS," "NUTRITION," and "ZINC.
A person poses with their face in a cut-out board designed like a comic-book superhero scene. The superhero holds a large syringe labeled "VACCINE," targeting a menacing virus creature. The background features action words like "POW!" and "ZING!" along with the caption "BE A VACCINE HERO!.
A person poses with their face inserted into a colorful cutout of a superhero holding a giant syringe labeled "VACCINE" facing a purple monster. The background features comic-style text including "POW!" and promotes being a vaccine hero.
A person smiling through a cutout in a colorful cartoon display. The display depicts a superhero holding a giant syringe labeled "Vaccines" aimed at a purple virus labeled "Rotavirus." Comic-style text and illustrations are in the background.
A person poses behind a cartoon cutout featuring a superhero holding a large syringe labeled "vaccine." The background includes comic-style text and illustrations, with phrases like "Pow," "Rotavirus," "nutrition," and "zinc." The scene promotes becoming a "vaccine hero.
A person poses with their face in a comic-style standee featuring a superhero character holding a large vaccine syringe. The background includes colorful words like "POW!" and illustrations of viruses being defeated. Text reads "Be a Vaccine Hero!.
A person stands behind a cutout board featuring a comic-style superhero holding a giant syringe labeled "Vaccine." The superhero is fighting a purple virus character. Words like "POW!" and "BLAM!" are illustrated in the background, along with depictions of vitamins.
Three women are smiling and standing together at an indoor event. The first two women wear traditional Indian attire, and the third woman is in a green sweater. They are holding drinks and wearing name badges around their necks. Other people and displays are in the background.
A spacious conference hall with a superhero-themed vaccination cutout stand, tables with informational signs about health safety (mask, distance, sanitize), and people engaging in conversations. The hall has modern lighting and plush seating arrangements.
A person poses with their face in a comic-style cutout depicting a superhero holding a large syringe labeled "VACCINE" aimed at a menacing virus. The background features sound effects like "POW!" and elements like "ZINC" and "NUTRITION," symbolizing fighting disease.
A person stands behind a cutout display featuring a cartoon character dressed as a superhero holding a large vaccine syringe. The display includes various cartoon viruses and germs being combated by the superhero. The text on the display reads "Be a Vaccine Hero!.
A person poses behind a comic-style cutout as a superhero holding a giant syringe labeled "Vaccines." The background features a cartoon villain labeled "Rotavirus," with sound effects like "POW!" and words like "Nutrition" and "Zinc.
A crowded indoor event with many people milling about and conversing. The room has layered balconies with modern, round ceiling lights. In the foreground, there are colorful comic-style decorations with illustrations and speech bubbles like "POW!" and "CRASH!".
A person poses with their face in a cutout of a cartoon superhero holding a giant syringe labeled "VACCINES." The superhero is defeating a purple villain labeled "ROTAVIRUS," with a comic-style "POW!" The background includes items labeled "NUTRITION," "ZINC," and "ORS.
A man poses with his face in a cutout of a cartoon superhero holding a large vaccine syringe. The backdrop is vibrant, with illustrations of various elements like viruses and the words "POW!" and "Be a Vaccine Hero!" in bold text.
A person smiles while posing with their face in a cutout of an animated superhero character holding a giant syringe labeled "VACCINES." The background features comic book-style illustrations with words like "POW," a purple virus creature, and a cityscape.
A person is posing with their face through a cutout of a cartoon superhero holding a giant syringe labeled "VACCINE" against a colorful backdrop featuring cartoon germs and the text "BE A VACCINE HERO!" on the bottom. The person appears to be smiling.
A man poses with his face in a cutout standee depicting a cartoon superhero holding a large syringe labeled "VACCINES". Above him, sound effect words like "POW!" and an illustrated virus monster labeled "ROTAVIRUS" add a dynamic, comic-book style backdrop.
A woman is joyfully smiling and holding a cocktail in one hand and a phone in the other. She is wearing glasses, a patterned scarf, and has a conference badge around her neck. A man in a suit stands in the background within a well-lit indoor setting.
A woman joyfully poses behind a cutout stand featuring an illustrated superhero-themed vaccine poster. The colorful poster shows the superhero fighting off cartoon viruses with a large syringe labeled "vaccine," accompanied by action words like "POW!.
A person poses with their face in a cutout of a cartoon astronaut holding a large syringe labeled "VACCINE" aimed at a purple virus, with comic-style elements such as "POW!" and "Be a Vaccine Hero!" in the background. Other cartoon figures promote nutrition and zinc.
A person poses with their face in a cutout of a cartoon superhero holding a giant syringe labeled "VACCINES" aimed at an anthropomorphized virus. Bright comic-style graphics include "POW!" and words like "NUTRITION" and "ZINC" in the background.
A person playfully sticks their face through a cutout of an illustrated scientist holding an oversized syringe labeled "VACCINE" while battling a cartoon representation of a virus. The background is colorful with comic-style effects and text.
A person smiling through a cutout of a cartoon superhero holding a large syringe labeled "Vaccine." The backdrop includes the words "Be a vaccine hero!" and features stylized comic elements and a menacing cartoon virus.
A person playfully poses with their face in a cartoon cutout, showing a superhero figure holding a large syringe labeled "VACCINES," battling a purple virus. Sound effects like "POW!" are illustrated in the background.
A person poses with their face through a cutout in a cartoon display. The display features a superhero injecting a large syringe labeled "VACCINES" into a monstrous virus. The scene includes text like "POW!" and labels such as "ROTAVIRUS," "NUTRITION," and "ZINC.
A person poses with their face in a cut-out board designed like a comic-book superhero scene. The superhero holds a large syringe labeled "VACCINE," targeting a menacing virus creature. The background features action words like "POW!" and "ZING!" along with the caption "BE A VACCINE HERO!.
A person poses with their face inserted into a colorful cutout of a superhero holding a giant syringe labeled "VACCINE" facing a purple monster. The background features comic-style text including "POW!" and promotes being a vaccine hero.
A person smiling through a cutout in a colorful cartoon display. The display depicts a superhero holding a giant syringe labeled "Vaccines" aimed at a purple virus labeled "Rotavirus." Comic-style text and illustrations are in the background.
A person poses behind a cartoon cutout featuring a superhero holding a large syringe labeled "vaccine." The background includes comic-style text and illustrations, with phrases like "Pow," "Rotavirus," "nutrition," and "zinc." The scene promotes becoming a "vaccine hero.
A person poses with their face in a comic-style standee featuring a superhero character holding a large vaccine syringe. The background includes colorful words like "POW!" and illustrations of viruses being defeated. Text reads "Be a Vaccine Hero!.
A person stands behind a cutout board featuring a comic-style superhero holding a giant syringe labeled "Vaccine." The superhero is fighting a purple virus character. Words like "POW!" and "BLAM!" are illustrated in the background, along with depictions of vitamins.
Three women are smiling and standing together at an indoor event. The first two women wear traditional Indian attire, and the third woman is in a green sweater. They are holding drinks and wearing name badges around their necks. Other people and displays are in the background.
A spacious conference hall with a superhero-themed vaccination cutout stand, tables with informational signs about health safety (mask, distance, sanitize), and people engaging in conversations. The hall has modern lighting and plush seating arrangements.
A person poses with their face in a comic-style cutout depicting a superhero holding a large syringe labeled "VACCINE" aimed at a menacing virus. The background features sound effects like "POW!" and elements like "ZINC" and "NUTRITION," symbolizing fighting disease.
A person stands behind a cutout display featuring a cartoon character dressed as a superhero holding a large vaccine syringe. The display includes various cartoon viruses and germs being combated by the superhero. The text on the display reads "Be a Vaccine Hero!.
A person poses behind a comic-style cutout as a superhero holding a giant syringe labeled "Vaccines." The background features a cartoon villain labeled "Rotavirus," with sound effects like "POW!" and words like "Nutrition" and "Zinc.
A crowded indoor event with many people milling about and conversing. The room has layered balconies with modern, round ceiling lights. In the foreground, there are colorful comic-style decorations with illustrations and speech bubbles like "POW!" and "CRASH!".
A person poses with their face in a cutout of a cartoon superhero holding a giant syringe labeled "VACCINES." The superhero is defeating a purple villain labeled "ROTAVIRUS," with a comic-style "POW!" The background includes items labeled "NUTRITION," "ZINC," and "ORS.
A man poses with his face in a cutout of a cartoon superhero holding a large vaccine syringe. The backdrop is vibrant, with illustrations of various elements like viruses and the words "POW!" and "Be a Vaccine Hero!" in bold text.
A person smiles while posing with their face in a cutout of an animated superhero character holding a giant syringe labeled "VACCINES." The background features comic book-style illustrations with words like "POW," a purple virus creature, and a cityscape.
A person is posing with their face through a cutout of a cartoon superhero holding a giant syringe labeled "VACCINE" against a colorful backdrop featuring cartoon germs and the text "BE A VACCINE HERO!" on the bottom. The person appears to be smiling.
A man poses with his face in a cutout standee depicting a cartoon superhero holding a large syringe labeled "VACCINES". Above him, sound effect words like "POW!" and an illustrated virus monster labeled "ROTAVIRUS" add a dynamic, comic-book style backdrop.
A woman is joyfully smiling and holding a cocktail in one hand and a phone in the other. She is wearing glasses, a patterned scarf, and has a conference badge around her neck. A man in a suit stands in the background within a well-lit indoor setting.

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