Talking About the COVID-19 Vaccine with Patients
Year Developed: 2021
Resource Type: Field-Generated Publication. *Primary Audience: Clinicians
Secondary Audience: PCAs
Language(s): n.a.
Developed by: Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers (See other resources developed by this organization).
Resource Summary: The first step to getting patients to consider getting the COVID-19 vaccine is to talk with them and listen to their concerns. Below is a short script to do that. It is intended to be a guide, so after you get comfortable, feel free to create your own approach based on it. After the conversation, you can offer to help patients make an appointment or get more information, but let them make up their own minds. Did you have a respectful conversation? Mission accomplished!
Resource Subtopic: COVID-19.
Keywords: Education of - Staff (e.g., Competency-Based), Patient Education, Immunization.This project is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of an award totaling $6,625,000 with 0 percentage financed with non-governmental sources. The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by HRSA, HHS, or the U.S. Government. For more information, please visit HRSA.gov.