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.

• Stop COVID-19 – Vaccine education and outreach materials: Educational materials for use by vaccine providers, community-based organizations, state and local government, and others to use in their public outreach and messaging efforts from the MA Department of Public Health

• Talking to Patients about COVID-19 Vaccines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

• 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)