Having Effective COVID-19 Vaccine Conversations

Patients and families consider pediatricians and other health care clinicians to be their most trusted source of information when it comes to vaccines. Integrating vaccine conversations with each appointment, particularly well-child visits, has proven to be an effective method to addressing individual questions and/or barriers for COVID-19 vaccination. You may also consider counseling only visits which are eligible for insurance payment. See the AAP COVID-19 Vaccine Administration: Getting Paid  for more information about coding COVID-19 vaccine counseling-only visits.

AAP Professional Resources

View these resources to learn more about COVID-19 vaccine confidence building strategies and for quick tips for communicating with families.

• Fostering a Culture of Vaccination in the Practice
• Communicating with Families and Promoting Vaccine Confidence
• Communicating Effectively About Immunizations
  The AAP offers two sets of discussion guides that serve as portable, digital tools to aid conversations with patients and families about immunizations. Both the childhood and the adolescent guides include both speaking points for immunization providers and family-friendly infographic pages on COVID-19 vaccine.
• COVID-19 Vaccine Question, Myths, and Misinformation

AAP COVID Vaccination Disinformation Webinars

View this 201-level series of 1.25 hour webinars that take a deeper dive into how to counter disinformation to encourage vaccine confidence.  

• COVID Vaccination Disinformation 101: Understanding the Vaccine Hesitant Ecosystem
• COVID Vaccination Disinformation 201: How to Identify and Respond to Specific Threats
• Countering COVID Vaccination Disinformation in Hispanic and Latino Communities

CDC Resources

• Talking with Patients about COVID-19 Vaccination
• Frequently Asked Questions about COVID-19 Vaccine
• Resources to Promote COVID-19 Vaccines for Children & Teens

Additional Resources

• Let’s Talk Covid Vaccines – Developed by Institute for Vaccine Safety and John Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health – An easy-to-use resource for parents/caregivers to answer questions about vaccine hesitancy and receive personalized educational videos.