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The False Rumors About Vaccines That Are Scaring Women

This article explains that there is a good deal of misinformation that has been spread about the effects of the COVID-19 vaccine that might be detrimental to women’s health.

The author conlcudes that: “For any woman who is pregnant, nursing or trying to conceive, contracting Covid-19 is almost certainly more dangerous than getting immunized. And ultimately, mass vaccination, combined with physical distancing and wearing masks, provides the only way that we can end the pandemic and protect all women, men and children from the disease.”

Source: The False Rumors About Vaccines That Are Scaring Women

KAP COVID Dashboard: Global Vaccine Acceptance

January 25, 2021/in Dashboard Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs Global English Masks, Prevention, Social/Physical Distancing, Vaccines Policy Makers, SBC Professionals/by Shane Harper

This dashboard is a visualization of a study of global vaccine acceptance and is a collaboration among Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs, Facebook Data for Good, MIT, WHO and Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network.

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Early Estimates of the COVID-19 Impact on Maternal and Child Health

January 25, 2021/in News and Updates The Lancet Global English Other health in COVID-19 context Multiple, Policy Makers, Researchers, Response Organizations/by Shane Harper

While the COVID-19 pandemic will increase mortality due to the virus, it is also likely to increase mortality indirectly. In this study, the authors estimate the additional maternal and under-5 child deaths resulting from the potential disruption of health systems and decreased access to food.

The results of the study show that if routine health care is disrupted and access to food is decreased (as a result of unavoidable shocks, health system collapse, or intentional choices made in responding to the pandemic), the increase in child and maternal deaths will be devastating. The authors hope these numbers add context as policy makers establish guidelines and allocate resources in the days and months to come.

Source: Early Estimates of the COVID-19 Impact on Maternal and Child Health

How the COVID-19 Vaccine Works

January 25, 2021/in SBC Materials, Video World Health Organization Global English Vaccines General Public, Multiple/by Shane Harper

This video, produced by the World Health Organization, was posted on Twitter. The speakers explain exactly how the COVID-19 vaccine works, its safety, and its importance.

Source: How the COVID-19 Vaccine Works

COVID-19 Vaccination Communication Toolkit

January 19, 2021/in Web Resources US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention United States English Prevention, Vaccines Health Workers and Facilities, Multiple, SBC Professionals/by Shane Harper

This informational guide presents six strategies for immunization coordinators to build vaccine confidence within their health system or clinic.

It includes tangible actions to promote confidence, communication, and uptake of COVID-19 vaccine, which can help support confidence among providers and patients.

Source: COVID-19 Vaccination Communication Toolkit

Demand Creation and Advocacy for COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptance and Uptake

January 19, 2021/in Clinical/Technical Guidance FHI 360 Global English Risk Communication and Messaging, Vaccines Multiple, SBC Professionals/by Shane Harper

As the introduction of effective COVID-19 vaccines is on the horizon, it is time to quickly expand SBC programs to address public acceptance of and generate demand for these critical public health tools.

This quick start guide was developed to support FHI 360 programs and their partners to design and implement demand creation and advocacy activities as part of national COVID-19 vaccine introduction efforts. This guide draws primarily on FHI 360’s experience designing and implementing SBC programs to promote uptake of health products and services, including vaccination services, but also borrows from other global tools, including those developed by the WHO and UNICEF.

This resource can be used by SBC practitioners as a step-by-step guide to take them from defining and understanding local SBC needs to implementing and adjusting activities to respond to changing conditions. Importantly, this resource is intended as a living document where additional design and implementation tools will be added (or removed), and adaptations made to ensure the guide and its component parts remain current and useful.

Source: Demand Creation and Advocacy for COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptance and Uptake

The COVID-19 Vaccine Communication Handbook

January 19, 2021/in Clinical/Technical Guidance Living Innovation Project, RRR Global English Risk Communication and Messaging, Vaccines Multiple, SBC Professionals/by Shane Harper

This handbook is for journalists, doctors, nurses, policy makers, researchers, teachers, students, parents, and others.

It contains information about:

COVID-19 vaccines
How to talk to others about them
How to challenge misinformation about the vaccines

Source: The COVID-19 Vaccine Communication Handbook

5 Ways to Use Sensitivity When Writing About Vaccines

January 13, 2021/in Clinical/Technical Guidance Aha Media Global English Risk Communication and Messaging, Vaccines Journalists, Multiple, SBC Professionals/by Shane Harper

This blog explains that health professionals need to approach their patients who are opposed to vaccination with understanding and patience.

They should anticipate vaccine-related questions and suggest five ways to deal with the patients:

Knowledge Management: An Effective Tool to Stem Vaccine Hesitancy
Contain Vaccination Misinformation
Find a new way to tell the “this is why vaccines are important” story
Use Your Platform to Educate About the Benefit of Vaccines
Identify Pro-Immunization Spokespeople

Source: 5 Ways to Use Sensitivity When Writing About Vaccines

COVID-19 Vaccine Communication Strategy, India

January 13, 2021/in Clinical/Technical Guidance Government of India, India Ministry of Health and Family Welfare India, South Asia English Risk Communication and Messaging, Vaccines Multiple, Response Organizations, SBC Professionals/by Shane Harper

This communication strategy supports the COVID-19 vaccines rollout in India and seeks to disseminate timely, accurate and transparent information about the vaccine(s) to alleviate apprehensions about the vaccine, ensure its acceptance and encourage uptake.

The strategy will also serve to guide national, state and district level communication activities, so that the information on the COVID-19 vaccines and vaccination process reaches all people, across all states in the country.

Source: COVID-19 Vaccine Communication Strategy, India

COVID-19 Vaccination Communication

January 13, 2021/in Clinical/Technical Guidance National Institutes of Health Global, United States English Risk Communication and Messaging, Vaccines Multiple, Response Organizations, SBC Professionals/by Shane Harper

This report, which was developed in consultation with leading experts in social and behavioral sciences and public health, outlines evidence-informed communication strategies in support of national COVID-19 vaccine distribution efforts across federal agencies and their state and local partners.

Source: COVID-19 Vaccination Communication

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