Vaccine Education Resources

Mati Hlatshwayo Davis, MD/MPH, FIDSA, moderated a dynamic dialogue with Jacinda Abdul-Mutakabbir, PharmD, MPH, AAHIVP, and Linda Brown-Washington, PhD, EJD, NP-C, MSN, CNS, LHCRM, FAANP, discussing how equity in vaccine distribution was planned for and implemented at a national and local level. This discussion also focuses on developing equitable approaches and solutions to understand and address barriers to access, including leveraging community-based partnerships and mobile vaccination clinics.  

This article explores the need to reconsider use of the term “vaccine hesitancy” as the main contributor for poor vaccine uptake in communities of color and makes the case for vaccine equity in distribution.

The HIV Medicine Association and the Infectious Diseases Society of America developed this FAQ document to respond to questions from HIV clinicians, and as a resource for HIV clinicians to respond to patient questions regarding COVID-19 vaccines.

This article from The College of Physicians of Philadelphia outlines cultural perspectives on vaccines to consider.

The American Psychological Association created this resource to help clinicians better understand psychological and other scientific phenomena related to vaccine attitude and behaviors and to tailor evidence-based strategies to various communities.

This video from the Public Broadcasting Service highlights the work of doctors, scientists and educators in building trust in the COVID-19 vaccine in Black communities.

This study published in the Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health examines how confidence in vaccine safety and influenza vaccine use vary by Hispanic subgroup and identifies individual, cultural and structural correlates of these outcomes.

The National Hispanic Medical Association and its partners are hosting a virtual briefing series on lessons learned by physicians and health care providers from the COVID-19 pandemic, including a briefing on building vaccine confidence.  

The Urban Indian Health Institute invited Native American professionals and community advocates to engage in a discussion about clinical trials for COVID-19 vaccines and treatments in this four-part video series.

Moderator Mati Hlatshwayo Davis, MD, MPH Panelists Maximo Brito, MD, MPH, Angélica Kottkamp, MD, and Stephen Perez, PhD, RN, discuss the safety of the COVID-19 vaccines, recruiting a diverse mix of individuals for clinical trials and ways to respond to questions about vaccines.

In the first panel discussion, moderated by Matifadza Hlatshwayo Davis, MD, MPH, FIDSA, panelists Maximo Brito, MD, MPH, Angélica Kottkamp, MD, and Stephen Perez, PhD, RN, explain the COVID-19 vaccine development process, including how safety concerns were addressed. 

Panelists Angélica Kottkamp, MD, and Maximo Brito, MD, MPH, discuss ways to explain the history of mRNA vaccines and how they work to patients.

This panel discussion highlights advice for building a trusting patient-provider relationship and ways to address common COVID-19 myths.