There Never Was An Age of Reason

Vaccines, Vaccine Hesitancy, and Vaccine Decision Making

For optimal user experience, please use Firefox or Google Chrome.

Learn about the history, origins, and impact of vaccine hesitancy on our vaccination rates and outbreaks of disease across Washington State and beyond. Get information and tips on how parents make decisions about vaccines, the provider’s role in vaccine decisions, and how best to approach parent conversations about vaccines.

This free course is 1 hour and is designed for health professionals who work in the immunization field. This course is not accredited for continuing education credit, but certificates of completion are available.  

Special thanks to the Group Health Foundation for their support with this e-course.  

"I thought this course was very good. Much of the information regarding parent hesitancy was made clear and helpful in presenting vaccines to parents. It helps to understand some of their concerns and better approach those concerns."