Building COVID-19 vaccine confidence for the autistic community in Florida Registration

Autistic individuals are nine-times more likely to be hospitalized from COVID-19 and six-times more likely to have longer hospitalization than non-autistic individuals. While the COVID-19 vaccines offer protection from hospitalization and death, the polarization of public opinion of the COVID-19 vaccines puts the autistic community at increased risk. In a project that explored COVID-19 vaccine counseling for autistic patients, just 10% had any documentation of any vaccine counseling and only 1.7% had any information about why it was important to get the vaccine. This course will help providers explore methods to improve discuss vaccine counseling for their autistic patients.

After completing the lecture please follow this link to the Post-test.