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The Vaccine Confidence Project provides resources and training to educate healthcare professionals and the public which share the goal of optimizing vaccine confidence in MA, to ensure that all residents are fully protected against vaccine preventable disease.
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Measles: symptoms, spread and SSPE video
Measles: symptoms, spread and SSPE video
A Look at Each Vaccine: Measles, Mumps and Rubella (MMR) Vaccine
Comprehensive information on vaccines for Measles, Mumps, Rubella (MMR)
Measles, Mumps & Rubella Infographic
Measles, Mumps & Rubella Infographic
Vaccine Fears Overturned by Facts Booklet
Vaccine Fears Overturned by Facts Booklet is intended to be a factual rebuttal with personal stories to address common vaccine myths.
Introducing CARD (Comfort Ask Relax Distract) as a vaccine delivery program for community pharmacy-based vaccinations
The increase in the number of vaccines being administered by pharmacy immunizers means that they will be more likely to encounter adverse reactions associated with vaccine administration
Vaccination Community Navigator Training for Community Health Workers
A 4-part training to equip promotors, community health workers, and CHW instructors with information and tools to build vaccine confidence in their communities and navigate people to vaccine services.
HPV Vaccination is Cancer Prevention
Maine Health produced this HPV prevention video clip for parents: “HPV Vaccination is Cancer Prevention”
Protecting Your Children from HPV-related Cancer
American Sexual Health Association produced this video, “Protecting Your Children from HPV-related Cancer”
HPV Video Series
The Society for Women's Health Research created a 10-part series video series to help parents and guardians learn about the HPV vaccine and cancer prevention by sharing facts and insights from immunization experts as they answer key questions relating to the HPV vaccine.
Maternal Immunization: Quick Guide
Summary of Maternal Immunization Recommendations
Crucial Vaccination Conversations: A Roadmap to Engage Women and their Communities
According to the U.S. Department of Labor, women make up to 80% of the health care decisions in the family.2 Thus, women caregivers are in a unique position to ensure their family members receive appropriate vaccines as recommended by the CDC and their health care providers. Women need scientifically-based and culturally-relevant information to make informed decisions to optimize their family’s health.
Prevent Cancer with the HPV Vaccine: A Guide to Giving a Strong Recommendation
If a parent, guardian, or patient themself is concerned about the HPV vaccination, listening is key to understanding the source of their concerns before addressing them. At the end of the conversation, health care providers should give a firm and clear recommendation for the HPV vaccine to help protect against serious diseases, including cancer, as they would with any other childhood vaccination.
HPV Vaccination starting at Age 9
Series of 13 videos supporting HPV vaccination at 9
Vaccine Information You Need from the Immunization Action Coalition
For parents and people of all ages, it provides timely, accurate, and factual information about vaccines and the diseases they prevent.
Improving the Vaccination Experience: Reducing Pain and Anxiety for Children and Adults
Anxiety about needles and injections affects as many as 2 out of 3 children and 1 out of 4 adults. This anxiety can contribute to dreading, delaying, or avoiding vaccinations, even when the importance of preventing illness is understood. Good news: there are safe, effective, and practical steps that vaccinators, vaccine recipients, and caregivers can take to reduce vaccination-related pain and anxiety. Creating a less stressful vaccination experience increases confidence in vaccination.
St. Jude Pathway to Prevention-Fact Sheets
St. Jude Pathway to Prevention-Fact Sheets General audience, parents and healthcare providers (English and Spanish available)
65+ Flu Defense
Older adults account for about 70-85% of annual flu-related deaths in the United States.
Improving the Vaccine Experience: Accessible Vaccination for Neurodiverse People at Any Age
People with autism and other developmental disabilities have lower childhood immunization rates than their peers without autism, leaving them vulnerable to many vaccine-preventable diseases
Communicating About Vaccines – COVID-19 & More
Details the dangers of COVID-19 disease, explains the US system to authorize and approve vaccines and highlights the safety & effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines.