Education & Resources
This library brings together all our vaccine confident programming—designed specifically for pharmacists and pharmacy teams. Several of these programs are several years old and refer to situations that may no longer be applicable today. Nonetheless, they hold value for participants in the general principles that are relevant even now. Our priority is to provide you with information so that you can build vaccine confidence in your patients. You can trust APhA to be your source for accurate information as you navigate these conversations in practice.
Webinars
Practical Strategies for Delivering COVID-19 Vaccines to Children and Building Confidence in Hesitant Patients (11/11/2021)
This webinar discusses the latest COVID-19 vaccine recommendations for children ages 5-11 years old, practical strategies for delivering COVID-19 vaccines to children, and messaging for building COVID-19 vaccine confidence in parents.
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The Impact of Social Media on COVID-19 Vaccine Confidence (9/9/2021)
This webinar discusses the impact of social media on vaccine confidence and features a TikTok influencer who shares strategies pharmacists can use to address misinformation about COVID-19 vaccines.
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COVID-19 or something else? Addressing Patients’ Respiratory Conditions in the Midst of a Pandemic (8/12/2021)
This webinar reviews the symptoms of common respiratory illnesses, their similarities and differences to COVID-19 infection, and how pharmacists can utilize multiple patient care strategies to triage, educate and care for patients who present with these symptoms.
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Protecting Children Younger Than 5 Years (9/28/2022)
This webinar discusses the impacts of COVID-19 on young children, safety and efficacy data regarding COVID-19 vaccines in children, and how gaps in routine childhood vaccination have emerged during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Access more webinars in our COVID-19 Open Forum Webinar Series!
Podcasts
The new COVID-19 vaccines, improving vaccine uptake in minoritized communities, and working with faith-based leaders (September 2023)
Dr. Jacinda Abdul-Mutakabbir, Assistant Professor of Clinical Pharmacy at the University of California San Diego, appears on the “MPR Weekly Dose” podcast to talk about the updated COVID-19, flu and RSV vaccines, vaccine hesitancy, health equity and representation in medicine.
COVID-19 Myths and Facts (September 2021)
Dr. Takova Wallace-Gay, clinical associate professor of pharmacy at the University of Texas at Tyler, dispels some of the most common myths about the COVID-19 vaccines.
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COVID-19 Vaccinations Across the Life Span (December 2021)
Take this short quiz to test your knowledge of how to recommend and build confidence in routine vaccinations to patients at various life stages.
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The Do’s and Don’ts in Having a COVID-19 Vaccine Confidence Discussion With Patients (June 2021)
Take this short multiple-choice quiz to test your knowledge of what approaches have been shown effective to increase vaccine confidence, and what words or approaches you should avoid.
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Know the Facts: COVID-19 Vaccines and Vaccine Confidence (April 2021)
Take this short quiz to test your knowledge of vaccine basics and your ability to talk to patients about the types of vaccines, the safety and efficacy of vaccines, and more.
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Hesitancy vs. Confidence of COVID-19 Vaccination (May 2021)
Take this short quiz to evaluate your knowledge of why certain patient groups may experience vaccine hesitancy.
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Articles
COVID-19 Response Bibliography
Review a list of peer-reviewed articles that explore the role of pharmacists and pharmacy teams in the COVID-19 response.
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Looking Back: Pharmacists Share COVID-19 Vaccination Lessons One Year Later (January 2022)
Pharmacy Today spoke with a few members of APhA’s COVID-19 Vaccine Confident Learning Collaborative to learn how participating in the collaborative has improved what they put into practice while it also helped them ignite the profession of pharmacy as one of the leading voices during this time.
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COVID-19 vaccine confidence project (June 2021)
A recent article in the Journal of the American Pharmacists Association features a project conducted by the Reagan-Udall Foundation for the FDA (FDA Foundation) to better understand these concerns and what messages FDA might effectively use to allay those concerns. The project involved hearing directly from key segments of the American population at the highest risk of COVID-19 and exploring with them the nature of their vaccine hesitancy.
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Building COVID-19 Vaccine Confidence Throughout the Immunization Neighborhood (July 2021)
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This July 2021 Pharmacy Today supplemental article aims to give pharmacists the tools they need to turn their patients’ vaccine hesitancy into vaccine confidence and improve COVID-19 vaccination rates in disproportionately affected groups.
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Listen to your patients’ ‘why’ (July 2021)
Pharmacy Today spoke with seven pharmacists from around the country who have relentlessly addressed these concerns in their diverse communities to instill vaccine confidence in the vaccine hesitant.
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Five ways you can help college-age students become #VaccineConfident (May 2021)
Get tips from student pharmacists about how to reach this critical population in APhA’s Student Pharmacist Magazine.
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Access more articles in Pharmacy Today!
Reports
Optimizing Pharmacy Engagement in Vaccinating Children Under 3 Years of Age for COVID-19 (April 2023)
APhA/NASPA Report on Optimizing Pharmacy Engagement in Vaccinating Children Under 3 Years of Age for COVID-19.
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Sustainability of PREP Act Changes to Vaccine Authority (September 2023)
APhA/NASPA Report on Sustainability of PREP Act Changes to Vaccine Authority.
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Quick Tips From Pharmacists
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What can pharmacists to do help combat the spread of misinformation/disinformation?
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How can pharmacists build trust in credible sources of information, when patients have concerns about how the information is frequently changing?
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How can pharmacists empower patients to differentiate between credible information and misinformation?
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How can pharmacists address vaccine mandates with staff or others?
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How can pharmacists address concerns about breakthrough cases to build and maintain vaccine confidence?
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How can pharmacists discuss the potential need for booster doses?
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How can pharmacists help young adults understand the importance of being vaccinated?
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What can pharmacists share with parents who have questions about vaccinating their children?
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How can pharmacists respond to patients who express concerns about potential conflicts of interest driving recommendations?
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What should pharmacists know about full vaccine approval and how it differs from emergency use authorization?