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Infectious Disease
Increasing Booster Uptake: Getting a Person from No to Yes
Despite the NACI's recommendation that all eligible individuals get a COVID-19 bivalent booster, many Canadians have yet to receive their booster shot. This brief video will cover some primary reasons for vaccine hesitancy, particularly with the COVID-19 booster series, and the strategies clinicians can use to educate their patients and increase vaccine uptake in their practice.
DURATION
30 min
PROFESSION
Physician, Nursing, Pharmacy, Allied Health, Medical Resident, Student, Specialist
# OF CREDITS
0
ACCREDITATION
Unaccredited
EXPIRY DATE
2023-11-23
Despite the NACI’s recommendation that all eligible individuals get a COVID-19 bivalent booster, many Canadians have yet to receive their booster shot. This brief video will cover some primary reasons for vaccine hesitancy, particularly with the COVID-19 booster series, and the strategies clinicians can use to educate their patients and increase vaccine uptake in their practice.
This program has received funding from Moderna.
Faculty
Mike Boivin, BSc.Phm
Naomi Pliamm, MD, CCFP
Learning objectives
Upon completion of this continuing education video participants will be better able to:
- Discuss the current booster vaccine uptake in Canada
- Determine some of the most common reasons for not receiving the COVID bivalent booster
- Develop different strategies to address the most common reasons for vaccine hesitancy