The lovely Nurse Romy, an accredited immunisation nurse worked with me to create a guide for talking about vaccination. We combined her clinical expertise with my educational expertise!
A thread 🧵 on talking about vaccination
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A thread 🧵 on talking about vaccination
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When should I not engage (eg a no-win)?
Words have the potential to save lives, but they can also do more harm than good. If there is a foreseeable ability to boost confidence in vaccines, consider your message & your method used to communicate. There is no one size fits all 2/
Words have the potential to save lives, but they can also do more harm than good. If there is a foreseeable ability to boost confidence in vaccines, consider your message & your method used to communicate. There is no one size fits all 2/
approach when it comes to vaccine communication, talking to people close to you who you have developed relationships with will be more beneficial than engaging with stark anti-vax movements. 3/
How do I engage empathetically?
• Tailor your message for your audience - perceptions about vaccines and their safety differ by political persuasion, culture, age and geography 4/
• Tailor your message for your audience - perceptions about vaccines and their safety differ by political persuasion, culture, age and geography 4/
Acknowledge concerns & scepticism, & offer to answer their questions if you are qualified to do so, avoid judgemental language
• Explain the benefits of getting vaccinated, not just the consequences of not doing it. Focus on keeping their family safe 5/
• Explain the benefits of getting vaccinated, not just the consequences of not doing it. Focus on keeping their family safe 5/
How do I guide my family & friends to credible content & encourage them to ignore influencer hype?
• Take care to examine the credentials of the source to determine credibility. Big clues are often found in a web address.
ie .edu is associated with an educ institution 6/
• Take care to examine the credentials of the source to determine credibility. Big clues are often found in a web address.
ie .edu is associated with an educ institution 6/
such as a university
.gov signifies a government organisation
.org belongs to a non-profit
.com belongs to a FOR-profit
• Does the author of the post have a hidden agenda?
• Is the information updated regularly? 7/
.gov signifies a government organisation
.org belongs to a non-profit
.com belongs to a FOR-profit
• Does the author of the post have a hidden agenda?
• Is the information updated regularly? 7/
What resources are out there to support me in fact finding?
• Sharing Knowledge about Immunisation
talkingaboutimmunisation.org.au
• National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance
ncirs.org.au
• The Science of Immunisation
science.org.au/education/immu… 8/
• Sharing Knowledge about Immunisation
talkingaboutimmunisation.org.au
• National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance
ncirs.org.au
• The Science of Immunisation
science.org.au/education/immu… 8/
If you got this far, thanks for reading! 9/9
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