Building vaccine confidence

Washington State Department of Health sent this bulletin at 11/01/2021 10:30 AM PDT

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Hello POP Provider,

Whether you are used to talking about immunizations or you are new to it, you likely have not had to talk about a single vaccine so much and for so many days. Here are some tools you can use as you speak to people about the COVID-19 vaccine:

e-course: "There Never Was An Age of Reason: Vaccines, Vaccine Hesitancy, and Vaccine Decision Making"

Vaccine Facts website

  • http://www.doh.wa.gov/vaccinefacts
  • Available in 40 languages
  • Topics include safety and efficacy, reproductive health, ingredients, and other health concerns
  • Includes videos you can show or share!

Provider Discussion Guides

  • Look under "Resources for Providers" in the COVID-19 vaccine provider toolkit
  • Various guides for providers to go through COVID-specific vaccine conversations. Includes guidelines related to pregnancy and reproductive health, for immigrants and refugees, for homeless service providers, for the J&J vaccine, and for the mRNA vaccine.
  • Health professionals and community leaders can use these to guide your conversation

Common Worries and Facts

  • https://www.doh.wa.gov/Emergencies/COVID19/ResourcesandRecommendations#vaccines
  • Look under “Vaccine” on the COVID-19 Resources and Recommendations webpage
  • Available in 16 additional languages
  • Topics include safety and efficacy, reproductive health, ingredients, previous COVID-19 infection, and other health concerns.
  • Feel free to share the digital version or print out these flyers to address specific concerns

Thank you for taking the time to talk to members of our community who have not been vaccinated from COVID-19 yet. Each person who gets vaccinated, gets our community closer to ending this pandemic.

In partnership,

COVID-19 Vaccine Program
Prevention and Community Health Division
Washington State Department of Health
COVID.vaccine@doh.wa.gov
360-236-3873 | www.doh.wa.gov/covid19