Talking to Your Patients About the Vaccine

A strong recommendation from their trusted physician or health care provider is a crucial factor in patients’ decisions about getting immunized.

• Ariadne Labs COVID-19 Vaccine Confidence Toolkit: Best practices for having vaccination conversations, a step-by-step COVID-19 vaccine conversation guide, suggested language for responding to patient questions, and a patient-oriented COVID-19 vaccine handout that addresses the most common concerns about the vaccine.

• Talking with Patients about COVID-19 Vaccination from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

• Vaccine Recipient Information from the CDC

• Educating Patients and The Public: Tools and research to inform clinician communication about COVID-19 vaccination with patients including multicultural communities, from the Infectious Disease Society of America (ISDA)