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Vaccine Confidence Resources

Printable Resources 

General Public:  

Parents:   

Pregnant Persons: 

  • Expecting? Protect Yourself and Your Baby Against Flu, RSV, Whooping Cough, and COVID-19! flyer English | Spanish 
  • Immunizations for a Healthy Pregnancy brochure English | Spanish

Older Adults:  

Adolescents: 

COVID-19 

Refer to the CDPH COVID-19 Vaccination Data webpage to view current statewide vaccination data by county, age, race, ethnicity, and ZIP code.  

For more patient resources on COVID-19, visit our COVID-19 Patient Resources Page. 

Staff Education 

The following resources are meant to support your staff in learning more about vaccine access and coverage in California.  

  • You can find skill-building resources for providers/educators on communicating effectively about COVID-19 and other vaccines on our Communication Tools and Materials EZIZ page. 
  • Access your and your children’s vaccine records on the CDPH Digital Vaccine Record site: https://myvaccinerecord.cdph.ca.gov/. 
  • California’s Vaccines for Children Program provides no-cost vaccines to children birth through 18 years of age. 
  • California’s Vaccines for Adults Program provides no-cost vaccines for uninsured adults 19 years+ at qualifying health centers.  
  • ShotbyShot.org is a collection of videos and written stories to put a face on vaccine-preventable diseases and give voice to those we have lost. This collection is an education and awareness resources for parents, professionals, students, and community at large.   

Webinars and Trainings 

Countering Vaccine Misinformation | Building Trust Together  April 10, 2025

Engage in a conversation about trust, misinformation, and vaccination with leading experts. Panel moderated by Dr. Chelsea Clinton featuring: Joel Brevell, MD, Science Communicator, Alison Buttenheim, PhD, MBA, Professor of Nursing and Health Policy, Celine R. Gounder, MD, CEO, President, and Founder of Just Human Production. 

Young Adult Panel – Youth Vaccine Champions: Countering Vaccine Misinformation 

Hear young adults discuss the importance of staying up to date on vaccines and provide tools to identify and combat vaccine misinformation. Panel moderated by Dr. Todd Wolynn, Executive Director – Trusted Messenger Program, Public Good Projects, and featuring: Annabel Sparano – Teen Advisory Council, Unity Consortium, Kaitlyn Covert – Junior Board, Families Fighting Flu, Nate Gorenstein – Junior Board, Families Fighting Flu. 

Young Adult Panel - Let’s Chat: Young Adults as Vaccine Advocates

In this 30-minute panel discussion, learn how ot support adolescents in their vaccination journey, the latest strategies for identifying vaccine misinformation, and how ot stay on TASK with vaccines. Young people: learn more aobut being an advocate for yourself and others to get the vaccines that are recommended for you. Featuring insights from Dr. Jeb Teichman of Families Fighting Flu, and our young adult panelists Eric Stein from Families Fighting Flu, Noah Louis-Ferdinand from Voices for Vaccines, Arin Parsa from Teens for Vaccines Inc., and Madeline McNee from Unity Consortium. 

Community-Specific Resources 

Mixteco Community 

Introducing eight vaccine-preventable disease stories in the Mixteco indigenous language that is spoken and not written. The stories include Lily’s HPV Story (Mixteco), Steve’s HPV Story (Mixteco), Dash’s Meningitis Story (Mixteco), Robert’s Meningitis Story (Mixteco), Gigi’s Flu Story (Mixteco), Roger’s Hepatitis B Story (Mixteco), A Shingles Story (Mixteco), and Emily & Zack’s Pertussis Story (Mixteco)—all of which came from the ShotByShot storybank and were translated and dubbed into Mixteco by the Santa Barbara Public Health Department. We encourage anyone working with a Mixteco-speaking community to avail themselves of these resources.    

Rural Communities

According to the CDC, residents in rural parts of the United States express concerns about vaccine safety and seem to have higher lack of governmental trust than their suburban and urban counterparts. Approximately 50.9% of adults in rural areas reported feeling confident in the safety of the COVID-19 vaccines, compared to 61.7% of urban-dwelling adults. Additionally, a study exploring barriers to COVID-19 vaccination within rural Latino communities found fear stemming from misinformation to be the biggest barrier to vaccination.   

 

Black/African American Communities

Data on Black Californians indicate they are less likely to be up to date with their COVID vaccinations than Whites or Asians. Historic mistrust of health care systems, racism, living in communities with fewer services or other barriers may contribute to vaccine hesitancy or access gaps.  

 

Latinx Communities

Despite being approximately 40% of the State’s population, far fewer Latinx Californians are up to date with COVID vaccinations than White or Asian residents. Latinx Californians may be recent immigrants or have lived in California for generations. They may speak Spanish, English, Portuguese or indigenous languages.  

Organizations seeking to improve vaccine confidence for Latinx Californians may wish to refer to the following resources:   

 

Native American Communities

California Native Americans may reside in rural communities on reservation or on urban areas. Native Californians’ COVID-19 vaccination rates have lagged behind White and Asians in ages 50 and under. Even the best up-to-date rates remain well below 50%. Showing respect for cultural values is key to developing vaccine confidence with tribal communities.  

Organizations seeking to improve vaccine confidence for Native Americans may wish to refer to the following resources: 1) Vaccine Confidence and uptake Strategies for Tribal Communities Toolkit (National Indian Health Board, 2022) 2) Be a Good Relative Campaign (National Council of Urban Indian Health). 

 

Immigrant and Refugee Communities

Immigrants and refugees must navigate their new U.S. health care system to find doctors or clinics that will serve them. They face language barriers and many lack trust in institutions that direct them to get vaccinated.  

Organizations seeking to improve vaccine confidence for immigrants or refugees may wish to refer to the following resources:

 

Migrant Farmworkers 

Many of California’s migrant farmworkers live below the poverty level and are more likely to be uninsured. Transient work, limited English, and isolated locations can also create barriers to finding basic health care including vaccinations.  

Organizations seeking to improve vaccine confidence for California migrant farmworkers may wish to refer to the following resource: Lessons From the Fields: Farmworker Communities Confronting COVID-19 (Farmworker Justice, 2022). 

 

People with Disabilities 

People with disabilities have historically faced myriad access barriers to health care including getting vaccinated. In some cases, individuals living with chronic illnesses may also be at increased risk for respiratory disease complications. 

Organizations seeking to improve vaccine confidence in the disability community may wish to refer to the following resource: Stories From the Field: Building Capacity for People with Disabilities to Build Capacity in Preparedness Planning and Response. 

 

People Experiencing Homelessness 

People experiencing homelessness (PEH) are among the most vulnerable to infectious diseases. Unable to shelter at home, they may be more likely to be in contact with others in public places or in crowded shelters. PEH are unlikely to have health insurance or regular access to healthcare and may have a host of other day-to-day issues to navigate basic needs that compete with getting vaccinated.

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People Living in Healthy Places Index Quartile 1

California has been tracking COVID vaccination rates by using California’s Healthy Places Index (HPI) quartiles 1- 4 since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. Quartile 1 ZIP codes continue to have the lowest COVID-19 vaccination rates, while more affluent zip code 4 quartiles typically have the highest rates.

Grantees seeking to improve vaccine confidence for residents in HPI Quartile 1 regions may wish to refer to the following resources:

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