CARD for Adults
CARD™ (C - Comfort, A - Ask, R - Relax, D - Distract) is an evidence-based framework that teaches how to prepare for vaccination.
School vaccinations - The CARD System: Play your power CARD
Learn about how to reduce pain, fear and dizziness using The CARD™ System (C-Comfort, A-Ask, R-Relax, D-Distract).
Pain, pain go away: new support tools improve students' experience of school-based vaccines
Researchers at the University of Toronto and The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) have teamed up with educators, public health practitioners and grade seven students in Ontario to develop and implement a new approach to delivering school-based vaccines that improves student experience.
Reducing pain during vaccine injections: clinical practice
Pain from vaccine injections is common, and concerns about pain contribute to vaccine hesitancy across the lifespan.
The 5 P's of Pain Management during Vaccine Injections
Vaccine injections can be painful and stressful for children and parents, but you can really make a difference. Read the 5 P’s of vaccination pain management below and combine these strategies to improve pain relief.
How to Apply Topical Anesthetics: Information for Staff
Maxilene™ is a topical anesthetic cream that reduces the pain from vaccination. Apply Maxilene™ 20 to 60 minutes before vaccine injection.
Needle Fear: When It Gets in the Way
Needle procedures are very common in health care, and can be used to diagnose, treat, prevent, and monitor different health conditions.
Immunization Pain Management (clinician focus)
Immunizations are common recurring health-related procedures. For most people, these procedures can cause unnecessary stress and anxiety, which can lead to long-term non-adherence with recommended health care interventions…
Preparing for your COVID-19 vaccine:A guide for caregivers of older adults
COVID-19 is a very infectious disease that can cause life-
threatening illness. COVID-19 disease can affect anyone.
However, it is more dangerous for older adults. Because of this,
older adults are one of the first groups of people being offered the COVID-19 vaccine.
Preparing for your COVID-19 vaccine:A GUIDE FOR OLDER ADULTS
COVID-19 is a very infectious disease that can cause life-
threatening illness. COVID-19 disease can affect anyone. However, it is more dangerous for older adults. Because of this, older adults
are one of the first groups of people being offered the COVID-19
vaccine.