The Turnstone: talking about vaccines #3
Communication approaches that work
Welcome to The Turnstone: talking about vaccines. This newsletter contains resources to help you have kind and non-judgemental conversations with people who are uncertain about, or opposed to, vaccination. You can sign up and have future newsletters emailed directly to you.
Today, I share more about what works to encourage people to get vaccinated. I've included resources that work for person-to-person conversations, as well as at a community level.
A quick guide from the USA Centres for Disease Control on communicating about Covid-19 vaccination (3 minute read)
How to talk about COVID-19 vaccines with friends and family | CDC
A short article from Time magazine about what has motivated those who've been vaccinated, and what doesn't work (4 minute read)
Here's What Will Actually Convince People to Get Vaccinated | Time
An article which gives some New Zealand context to vaccine hesitancy and what may work (4 minute read). This article was written late last year but is still relevant, especially its advice on communicating about side effects.
USA success story
Native Americans have a higher level of vaccination than any other ethnic group in the USA. The following resources look at the reasons for that success.
Audio (6 minutes), video (1 minute) and article (5 minute read) focused on the Pacific Northwest region.
Native Americans Embrace COVID-19 Shots To Protect Families And Culture | KLCC
Article (8 minute read) about successful approaches in the Blackfeet Nation.
New Zealand success story
Two Wellington DHBs have set up evidence-based campaigns to support the vaccination of Pacific people.
Video (4 minutes) and article (3 minute read) from Radio New Zealand.
Covid-19 vaccine: Pacific community turns up at Capital and Coast for jab | RNZ News
The website for Positively Pacific has a range of resources, including three short videos and vaccination information in five Pacific languages.
covid19home - Positively Pacific
In depth
The Workshop (a New Zealand-based research group) has put together a lot of great information for communicating about vaccines.
The first of the links below takes you to a quick summary of their messages (4 minute read)
The second link takes you to a web page with links to a detailed guide (58 pages) and a more concise tip sheet (12 pages)
The third link below takes you directly to the tip sheet
Talking about Covid Vaccination — The Workshop
How to talk about COVID-19 vaccinations: Building trust in vaccination (tip sheet)
On Sunday, I will be sending out part 3 of “Confidence, complacency and convenience”. On Monday, I will be sharing resources which answer the questions many people have about vaccine safety and effectiveness.
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