Making vaccinations a more positive experience for everyone.

If you're looking for information you can trust about making vaccine injections less painful and stressful, you've come to the right place. HELPinKids&Adults (formerly HELPinKids) has reviewed all the science on this topic and created useful summaries and tools for health care providers and the public. Our work has been used by several health authorities including the World Health Organization (WHO) to develop its own guideline about reducing vaccination pain.

Healthcare professionals

HELPinKids&Adults stands for Help ELiminate Pain in Kids & Adults.

We are a group of about two dozen experts working in different areas of health related to vaccination and pain. Our team includes health care providers (doctors, nurses, pharmacists, and psychologists), scientists, policy makers, educators and patient advocates. We work in different universities, hospitals, government and non-government organizations across Canada.

About Us

Team Members

  • Anna Taddio

    Chair, PI, Evidence Lead, Knowledge Translation Team, Guideline Panel

  • C. Meghan McMurtry

    Co-PI, Evidence Lead, Knowledge Translation Team, Guideline Panel

  • Vibhuti Shah

    Evidence Lead, Guideline Panel

 

In the News

  • How to overcome a fear of needles

    Readers Digest - April 8, 2021
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  • Time COVID-19 vaccines, vaccine acceptance: words matter

    This article initially appeared in the Globe and Mail on March 16, 2021.
    MacDonald N, McMurtry CM, Taddio. Publication #95.
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  • Why your arm might be sore after getting a vaccine

    National Geographic - March 3, 2021
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