You are families’ most trusted source of immunization information. Use these resources to communicate effectively.

Parent Handout for Spotting Misleading Health Claims

The AAP, in partnership with the Center for Unbiased Science and Health, has developed a simple resource to help families navigate today’s flood of online health information.

Suggestions for Communicating about Vaccines in Public Settings

Learn more about recommendations that were developed by the AAP and Frameworks Institute to help physicians, advocates, and others effectively build understanding of and support for child and adolescent vaccinations.

Share the scientific evidence of vaccine safety with parents

Examine the Evidence

Vaccine Confidence Campaign

The Vaccine Confidence Campaign offers infographics, memes, images, articles and videos, optimized for sharing on social media, that you can use to help provide accurate information about vaccines to parents in your networks.

Measles Toolkit

Use the tools and resources in this toolkit to join us in promoting timely measles vaccination and combating misinformation.

How to Make a Truth Sandwich: Debunking Vaccine Disinformation on Social Media

Watch this video on how to respond to disinformation about vaccines on social media.

Protection Against Fall and Winter Respiratory Viruses

Learn strategies for communicating with families about how to protect against fall and winter respiratory viruses with vaccines.

Communicating Effectively About Immunizations

The AAP offers 3 immunization communication aids: the Maternal/Infant, Childhood, and Adolescent Immunization Discussion Guides to facilitate vaccine conversations. Available in 5 languages.

Vaccine Hesitant Parents

Learn more about the types of parental attitudes toward immunizations and simple strategies for speaking to parents about vaccines.

 

Parent-Facing Resources

  1. Healthy Children | Immunizations: Setting Kids up for Lifelong Health
    A simple, family-friendly overview of how vaccines work, their history, and why they’re safe.
  2. Healthy Children | Childhood Immunizations: Common Questions
  3. Healthy Children | Vaccine Ingredients: Frequently Asked Questions
  4. Healthy Children | How Vaccine Schedules Changed Over Time & Why
  5. Healthy Children | Why Pediatricians Recommend Vaccines: An Open Letter to Parents

 

COVID Vaccination Disinformation Webinars

This series of 1.25-hour webinars hosted by AAP cover disinformation distribution, how to identify the core bad actors and networks spreading disinformation, and the best practices for responding to disinformation online. The 201-level course takes a deeper dive into how to respond to specific threats with real-life scenarios. Every pediatrician can benefit from learning about specific social media campaigns targeting Hispanic and Latino communities and how to counter disinformation to encourage vaccine confidence.

Last Updated

05/05/2026

Source

American Academy of Pediatrics