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.

Immunization Saves Lives
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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.

A Practitioner's Guide to the Principles of COVID-19 Vaccine Communications
Created by the Center for Public Interest Communications at the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications in partnership with Purpose and the United Nations Verified initiative, this guide outlines eight principles for sharing vaccine information that can guide efforts to increase acceptance and demand for vaccines, including a future COVID-19 vaccine.

The COVID-19 Vaccine Predictor
This tool, created by the Center for Global Development and Ariadne Labs, allows users to estimate vaccine success in a variety of scenarios, including estimates of when a vaccine could be approved and manufactured at scale.

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.
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.
- 4 Ways To Talk With Vaccine Skeptics (The Conversation)
- Video: Economic Impact of Immunisation (Gavi)
- 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