John Legend is encouraging others to get vaccinated to fight against the coronavirus.

Speaking with PEOPLE about his partnership with Walgreens and its “This Is Our Shot” campaign, the EGOT winner says the vaccines have given him hope that the world will be reunited soon.

“I am so encouraged by the availability of the vaccine as a way of preventing the spread of this virus that has wreaked so much devastation and destruction around the world,” says Legend, 42. “Walgreens has [vaccines] available. They’re ready to take people to sign up, and I want to spread the word because the virus has separated us way more than we ever wanted to be. This is our shot of getting out of this situation .. .getting to immunity for ourselves and our families and our community so that we can get back together again.”