This toolkit contains a variety of trustworthy resources you can use to further your knowledge of COVID-19 and strengthen your ability to communicate about the COVID-19 vaccines. 

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VACCINE HESITANCY & CONVERSATION SKILLS

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Vaccine Hesitancy & Building Conversation Skills

 

What is Vaccine Confidence, CDC -

This webpage is part of the CDC’s information portal on Covid-19. This page explains what vaccine confidence is and shares six ways that you can help build vaccine confidence.  

Vaccine Monitor: Some Who Were Hesitant to Get a Vaccine in January Say They Changed Their Mind Because of Family, Friends and Their Personal Doctors, Kaiser Family Foundation -

This article from the Kaiser Family Foundation’s Vaccine Monitor project discusses the importance of role friends and family in changing the minds of people who are hesitant to get vaccinated.  

Building Trust in Vaccination, JHU -

This is an accessible and well researched article that discusses evidence-based approaches to building vaccine confidence.  

Beyond Politics — Promoting Covid-19 Vaccination in the United States, New England Journal of Medicine -

This in-depth article sites findings from the fields of consumer research and behavioral economics on which strategies to promote vaccination are more likely to be effective.  

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COVID-19 Vaccine Information

 

How Covid-19 Spreads, CDC -    

This website from the CDC explains vaccine basics and describes how the virus is transmitted.  

How Vaccines Work, MedlinePlus, National Library of Medicine -

Straightforward overview of information on how vaccines work. Information on a variety of vaccines with links to CDC and other sites.

Safety of Covid-19 Vaccines, CDC -

This page on the CDC Covid-19 information portal explains how the Covid-19 vaccines are safe and effective.    

Questions and answers about COVID-19 vaccines, Getvaccineanswers.org -

This helpful website contains various questions and answers about COVID-19 vaccines, put together by the non-profit Ad Council and the COVID Collaborative with the involvement of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).  

Kababayan, we are in this together, FYLPRO Caretaker Project, Filipino Young Leaders Program (FYLPRO) -   

This website, in English and in Tagalog, “provides vital, trustworthy, and culturally relevant information to help Filipinos navigate the COVID-19 pandemic.”

Resources in Armenian:

Unicef Armenia, Everything you need to know about COVID-19 vaccination in Armenia

Ministry of health of the Republic of Armenia, Covid-19 Information Page

Translate Covid Project, COVID-19 Vaccine FAQ (or visit TranslateCovid.org and select: Armenian)

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Misinformation & Disinformation

 

Evaluating Information, The Sheridan Libraries, John Hopkins University -  

This website from John Hopkins University delves into what to consider when evaluating sources, including internet resources, social media, and differentiating between misinformation and disinformation.  

Covid-19 Misconceptions, FactCheck.org -  

This web portal provides information on common Covid-19 misconceptions and debunks popular misinformation.  

Coronavirus, Politifact, The Poynter Institute for Media Studies -  

Thorough fact-checking website that evaluates and rates claims made about the virus.  

Toolkit for Addressing Health Misinformation, Office of the U.S. Surgeon General -

This resource is here to provide a set of tools for you to understand, identify, and stop misinformation, and help others do the same. 

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Information Portals

 

News Literacy Toolkit, Pacific Library Partnership -

The Pacific Library Partnership’s news literacy toolkit contains presentations, infographics and lesson plans on evaluating news and determining bias.

Vaccines & US, Covid-19 Vaccines, Smithsonian Institute -

This web portal contains a large amount of information on Covid-19 and vaccines, including many videos and educational resources for children and teachers.  

California Coronavirus Covid-19 Response Toolkit, CA.gov -

This website contains links to infographics and posters that explain how the Covid-19 vaccines work.  

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Recursos electrónicos (eResources in Spanish)

 

This program is made possible by a Communities for Immunity grant. Communities for Immunity is made possible with funding from the Centers for Disease Control and the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS).  For more information, visit the Communities for Immunity page.

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