Resources
Consult the supplemental materials below for more information on how to build vaccine confidence in your patients.
Websites
- An Expert’s View on Vaccination While Breastfeeding
- Overview of COVID Vaccines
- COVID-19 Vaccines While Pregnant or Breastfeeding
- COVID-19 Vaccines: Myth vs. Facts
- COVID-19 vaccination for children
- Addressing Vaccine Concerns
- Department of Health and Human Services – FAQs
Printable Resources
- Addressing Vaccine Concerns
- Get Your Patients to Vaccination Station
- Vaccine Confidence Playbook
- Public Health Agency Flyer – Pregnant or Breastfeeding
- COVID-19 Vaccines & Pregnancy
- Why Should I get the COVID-19 Vaccine While Pregnant
- Messenger RNA COVID-19 Vaccines: Myth vs. Facts
- How mRNA COVID-19 Vaccines Work
- Protect Your Child with COVID-19 Vaccine
- Why Your Child Needs a COVID-19 Vaccine
- Protect Your Loved Ones with the COVID-19 Vaccine
- Tips and Recommendations
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We would like to acknowledge financial support provided by the UNC Eshelman Institute for Innovation. This project was supported by funds from the Office of the Chancellor at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences.
The content is solely the responsibility of the authors.
We would like to acknowledge our stakeholder development panel, including Stephen Hill, Erica Mabry, Trish Mashburn, and Megan Smith, who dedicated time and hard work to the development of this module.
We would also like to acknowledge our volunteer actors for the video segments. We offer a special thank you to Dr. Kathryn Fuller, Angela Lyght, Dr. Phil Rodgers, and Dr. Dennis Williams for their assistance.
The project was coordinated by Dr. Delesha Carpenter, Associate Professor in the Division of Pharmaceutical Outcomes and Policy (DPOP) at the University of North Carolina Eshelman School of Pharmacy, Abby Gamble, also of DPOP, and Dr. Geoffrey Curran, Professor of Pharmacy Practice and Psychiatry at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS).
The course was produced by the MEDIA team at the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy in Chapel Hill, and updated by Lars Sahl.