Vaccine Confidence Videos

Will’s story: Promoting Vaccine Confidence in Adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

The CDC recommends vaccination against COVID-19 for everyone 5 years and older. However, some adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities still have questions about vaccine safety. In this video, an adult with Down syndrome shares his initial hesitation and the steps he took to educate himself.




Vaccine Hesitancy and Autism: A Family’s Story

The CDC recommends vaccination against COVID-19 for everyone 5 years and older. However, parents who have sons and daughters with autism and other intellectual and developmental disabilities may have questions about vaccine safety. In this video, a parent of a child with autism shares her family’s story of educating themselves on vaccine safety and addresses additional concerns present in the Hispanic community.




Dudas sobre las vacunas y el autismo: Una historia familiar

El CDC recomienda la vacunación contra COVID-19 para todas las personas de cinco años en adelante. Sin embargo, los padres que tienen hijos e hijas con autismo y otras discapacidades intelectuales y del desarrollo pueden tener preguntas sobre la seguridad de las vacunas. En este video, un padre de un niño con autismo comparte la historia de su familia de educarse sobre la seguridad de las vacunas y aborda preocupaciones adicionales presentes en la comunidad hispana.




These videos were produced by the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities and Adelicia Company and made possible through a funding award from the U.S. Administration for Community Living, Department of Health and Human Services.



Last Updated: 12/16/2021 10:16:03 AM

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