Journalist Resource Hub on Vaccines and Immunization
Why Report on Immunization
Misinformation and disinformation can have catastrophic consequences to public health. Journalists can counter these threats with accurate reporting on disease outbreaks and immunization. Immunization Advocates supports journalists in these efforts by providing direct access to expert sources and reliable resources to ensure comprehensive, factual and clear reporting.
Explore in this section resources from Sabin on vaccine research and development, safety, and issues around vaccine acceptance and demand.

TAKE INTERNEWS’ "LET'S TALK VACCINES" FREE COURSE FOR JOURNALISTS
A free, interactive course to help journalists translate the language of vaccine science and the promise of vaccine access into compelling human stories.

Immunization Saves Lives
Follow the link below to download our infographic to explore vaccines’ striking public health and economic impacts:
FIND AN EXPERT SOURCE
Connect directly to credible, media-savvy health professionals who are available to serve as expert sources for your reporting. Build on your base of trusted sources.

UNICEF AGORA PUBLIC HEALTH REPORTING COURSE
This course is designed to help journalists to report effectively on public health, including on vaccines and immunization.

COUNTERING ONLINE MISINFORMATION RESOURCE PACK
A collection of tools, reports, toolkits, and journal articles that can be utilized to counter misinformation around vaccines and immunization.
History of Vaccination and How We Conquered Smallpox
In this TED-Ed talk, Simona Zompi, director of research at the Center for Youth Wellness, examines the people who were integral in the development of the first vaccines.
MORE RESOURCES ON VACCINES and Immunization
Explore resources that can help reporters understand the importance of vaccines and immunization and efforts to counter misinformation and disinformation.
- COVID-19 pandemic leads to major backsliding on childhood vaccinations, new WHO, UNICEF data shows
- The True Cost of Delivering COVID Vaccines: South Sudan
- Costs of delivering COVID-19 vaccine in 92 AMC countries
- Why Smooth Vaccine Rollout and Social Proof are Key to COVID-19 Acceptance and Trust
- 4 Ways To Talk With Vaccine Skeptics (The Conversation)
- Key Concepts on Vaccine Cost Effectiveness (VoICE)
- Return On Investment From Childhood Immunization In Low- And Middle-Income Countries, 2011–20 (Health Affairs)
- Tool: NewsGuard's HealthGuard Browser Extension
Updated 8/13/2021