COVID-19 Vaccine Confidence

Every day more people are becoming vaccinated, but there are many others who have not been vaccinated, despite the demonstrated safety of the vaccines and their high degree of effectiveness in preventing severe illness and death. Social workers, as professionals who provide services in a wide range of community settings, and who are trusted messengers, are in a unique position to promote COVID-19 vaccine confidence, access, and uptake—particularly among populations with low vaccination rates and higher vulnerability to severe forms of infection.

NASW and the NASW Foundation partnered with the Health Behavior Research and Training Institute (HBRT) at The University of Texas at Austin Steve Hicks School of Social Work in a $3.3 million Centers for Disease Control and Prevention-funded (CDC) initiative (2021-2024) to support social workers and their clients in informed vaccine decision-making. The grant concluded September 29, 2024.

CDC/HHS Funding


This project and website are supported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of a financial assistance award totaling $3.3 million with 100 percent funded by CDC/HHS. The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement by, CDC/HHS, or the U.S. Government.

Connect to end COVID-19, overlapping speech bubbles, social workers support informed vaccine decision making

NASW’s national Connect to End COVID-19 campaign, a CDC-funded initiative to support social workers and their clients in informed vaccine decision-making (2021-2024).

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