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.

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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)
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Updated 8/2/2022