Our annual vaccine engagement day is back! As part of our mission to help everyone make informed decisions about vaccination, we’re holding a mass online public engagement day on Tuesday 26 March 2024.
We’re calling on our members to keep sharing your expert voice in #VaccineConversations with a day of learning and celebration on social media, championing the critical role of vaccines in protecting us from diseases.
This year, we aim to focus on keeping the dialogue open around childhood vaccinations.
BSI members and the wider research community are ideally placed to be expert sources of knowledge in these conversations. Building on the success of previous years, we are giving immunologists the spotlight to engage with the public around childhood vaccines by listening and addressing common questions and concerns.
In particular, we want to strengthen understanding around the MMR vaccine, which protects against three serious diseases: measles, mumps and rubella. In the UK, measles cases have been rising due to vaccination rates not being high enough to stop the spread of this highly infectious disease.
There are many ways to play a role in informing the public about vaccination. No matter where you are in your public engagement journey at the moment, we want to hear from you on Tuesday 26 March!
How to get involved
We have pooled a range of resources to empower immunologists to have open and constructive conversations with the public by listening to and addressing common questions and concerns with evidence-based information.
Ahead of the day:
- Build your confidence engaging with the public by reading our briefing on how to discuss vaccines with a range of audiences, and checking out our infographic with top tips
- Hear about the experiences of BSI members engaging with the public around vaccinations by watching our webinars on how to discover your own path to effective engagement and how to have constructive conversations
- Explore our childhood vaccinations resources including our evidence-based guide, our infographics covering the basics of how vaccines work and how they protect you against disease, or the different ingredients found in a vaccine, and our animations explaining how new vaccines are developed and the positive impact of vaccines in improving global health
On the day:
- Download and share our new infographic on measles and the importance of the MMR vaccine
- Share different resources using the #VaccineConversations hashtag and tag us @britsocimm
- Like & share our posts across X/Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn and Facebook
- Take a look at our new toolkit for talking to the public about vaccines
We hope you will join us across social media for a day of vaccine advocacy, learning and celebration!