AAFP Resource: New Tools Aid Talks on Vaccine Safety, Routine Immunizations
The AAFP has created four resources to help physicians and their care teams move patients from vaccine hesitancy to vaccine confidence. These include a vaccine safety fact sheet, a counseling guide, a patient education infographic and a series of email templates, which are also available on the Addressing Vaccine Concerns & Misinformation section of the AAFP Immunizations & Vaccines webpage. Here you can find up to date 2025 Immunization Schedules and other resources to help your patients thrive.
AAFP Resource: Immunization Schedules
FamilyDoctor.org is an official consumer-facing website powered through the AAFP and AAFP-Foundation offering trusted, physician-reviewed information to the public. Explore their Immunization Schedule webpage for up-to-date guidance on recommended vaccines for individuals of all ages, from infants to seniors.
AAFP Resource: Building Confidence when Talking to Parents About Children's Vaccines
To assist family physicians and care team members with addressing vaccine hesitancy in their practice, the AAFP has developed this fact sheet to help build confidence and address 10 common questions parents may have about vaccines for children.
AAFP Resource: Vaccine Safety System Fact Sheet
Explore this comprehensive overview of the process in place for vaccine development, approval, and safety monitoring. It details the stages of initial research, clinical trials, and post-approval surveillance, emphasizing the collaboration between the FDA, CDC, ACIP and other healthcare providers to ensure vaccine safety for all.
Report: Improving Adult Immunization Rates
Vaccine misinformation remains a health threat especially in communities hit hardest by disparities. The AAFP and CDC collaborated through their Improving Adult Immunization Rates Among Racial and Ethnic Minority Populations project to create a new report for strategies to guide patients toward informed decisions. The report has strategies, tools and resources to increase and improve vaccination rates among adults from those populations.
Lead the Conversation about COVID-19
AAFP also has valuable tools and resources available to address COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy, fight misinformation and build patient trust. Physicians can find language to respond to common patient questions and misconceptions about the safety and efficacy of COVID-19 vaccines in a new conversation toolkit.
Physician can also earn free CME credit as they learn tips for addressing hesitancy while building confidence among patients by listening to the COVID-19 Vaccine Champion: Education on Administration and Best Practices CME on the Go podcast episode.
