Vaccination resources

Vaccination communication toolkits and materials 2026/27:

Videos for people with learning disabilities and autism:

• Vaccines explained for people with learning disabilities
• Easy read Understanding vaccines: A walk-through for people with learning disabilities
• Flu vaccinations for people with a learning disability
• Flu vaccinations for carers of people with a learning disability

Watch expert-led vodcasts and short videos that explain vaccination topics in an engaging and accessible way. Hear from clinicians, public health experts, and community voices on the importance of immunisation.

Ayesha’s true story: Getting protected with the MMR vaccine

Ayesha discovered an NHS MMR vaccination clinic while visiting Burton Library with her son Hamza. After learning about the importance of the MMR vaccine, she checked her own vaccination history and chose to get protected. This video explains how the MMR vaccine protects against measles, mumps and rubella, why vaccination is especially important before pregnancy, and how local vaccination clinics can make it easier to get protected. Get protected, get vaccinated.

School-aged vaccinations: Protecting your child through immunisation

Vaccinations help protect children from serious illnesses and help prevent the spread of infections to family, friends and the wider community. This video explains the routine vaccinations offered to children during their school years, including the HPV vaccine, teenage booster (Td/IPV), annual flu vaccine and MenACWY vaccine. Find out when and where vaccinations are offered, and how to make sure your child is protected.

7 Tips to Prevent Pneumonia

Watch a video from Respiratory Consultant, Dr Abdi Ali, talking about 7 simple ways to prevent pneumonia, including vaccination:

School Age Immunisation

These short videos feature NHS Clinical Lead in the School Age Immunisation Team Debbie sharing key advice for families:

• The one thing a School Vaccinator wants families to know | NHS Advice
• What does the nasal flu spray feel like? NHS School Vaccinator answers a common question

What’s the deal with vaccines? Young voices, expert answers

In this video, Dr Victoria Stanford and two local young people discuss some key questions about vaccines including:

• Why should we get vaccines?
• Are they safe?
• Who should we trust if we want more information?

When can pregnant women and children get the free NHS flu vaccine?

In this podcast, Public Health Registrar Emma Adamson talks about when pregnant women and children can get their free NHS flu vaccine this winter and where to get it.

Information about vaccination for people with learning disabilities and autism

Local people with learning disabilities and autism have teamed up with the NHS in Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent to create a series of three short films designed to boost confidence and encourage more people to get vaccinated.

What to expect when you visit your GP practice for a vaccination:

In this video, local people with learning disabilities and autism put their questions directly to a public health consultant, who tackles common myths, checks the facts, and discusses concerns about vaccines:

The Vaccine Confidence Network brings together people who want to help others feel more informed and confident about vaccination.

To find out more and to join the Vaccine Confidence Network, visit: Vaccine Confidence Network – Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent, ICS

Here you can find tools and guidance to help identify and respond to vaccine misinformation. This section includes myth-busting facts and advice on having informed conversations.

You should always get information about health from trusted and reputable sources like the NHS website and from internationally recognised organisations and publications.

Our vodcasts and local and national resources can help you and your community better understand vaccinations and why they are important.

Vaccine facts

• Vaccinations prevent up to three million deaths worldwide every year and help many more people avoid a stay in hospital.
• When more people get vaccinated, it helps protect vulnerable individuals for whom vaccination is not safe and/or effective by helping to stop diseases spreading.
• Wider vaccination benefits include keeping children in school by preventing illness.
• How to spot potentially misleading social media post.

There are a few steps you can take to help spot potentially misleading posts on social media. First of all – stop and take a minute to reflect on what you are reading. Don’t just share straight away without digging a little deeper.

It can be tricky to see exactly who created the post but see if you can find out where it came from. It might be a friend or someone you follow, but do you know their background and views? For example, do they have any expertise in the subject area or are they from a reputable media outlet committed to independent journalism?

Try to view the post, story or information in its original context. It might have been edited or taken out of context, which changes the meaning. An internet search can add more context.

• 8 Questions about flu vaccine
• Myths and facts pdf

If you work in health or social care and would like to receive the NHS Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin and NHS Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Vaccination Newsletter, please email:  [email protected]

• Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent maternity vaccination walk-in clinics are listed on the NHS Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent website.
• Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent COVID-19 vaccination walk-in clinics are listed on the NHS Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent website.
• NHS England Midlands list of walk-in vaccination clinics are listed on the NHS England Midlands website.