Reducing distress during vaccine injections: 2026 clinical practice guideline update

Anna Taddio, Vibhuti Shah, C. Meghan McMurtry, Eddy Lang, Noni E. MacDonald, Elissa M. Abrams, Shaindy Alexander, Lucie M. Bucci, Jeannette Comeau, Jocelyn Marcelo Cortes, Julene Cranch, Lauralee Gallinger, Stéphane Girouard, Betty Golightly, Marion Guenther, Scott A. Halperin, Lyndsay Howitt, Christina Jensen, Sabrina Kolker, Erin Kryschuk, Ripudaman Minhas, Melanie Noel, Rebecca Pillai Riddell, Janet Probst, Michael J. Rieder, Kathleen Ross, Sarah Siamaki, Elizabeth Uleryk

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DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.260123
Published: 2026-09-20
Container: Canadian Medical Association Journal
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@article{allodium:10.1503/cmaj.260123,
  title = {Reducing distress during vaccine injections: 2026 clinical practice guideline update},
  author = {Anna Taddio and Vibhuti Shah and C. Meghan McMurtry and Eddy Lang and Noni E. MacDonald and Elissa M. Abrams and Shaindy Alexander and Lucie M. Bucci and Jeannette Comeau and Jocelyn Marcelo Cortes and Julene Cranch and Lauralee Gallinger and Stéphane Girouard and Betty Golightly and Marion Guenther and Scott A. Halperin and Lyndsay Howitt and Christina Jensen and Sabrina Kolker and Erin Kryschuk and Ripudaman Minhas and Melanie Noel and Rebecca Pillai Riddell and Janet Probst and Michael J. Rieder and Kathleen Ross and Sarah Siamaki and Elizabeth Uleryk},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Canadian Medical Association Journal},
  doi = {10.1503/cmaj.260123},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.260123}
}

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TI  - Reducing distress during vaccine injections: 2026 clinical practice guideline update
AU  - Anna Taddio
AU  - Vibhuti Shah
AU  - C. Meghan McMurtry
AU  - Eddy Lang
AU  - Noni E. MacDonald
AU  - Elissa M. Abrams
AU  - Shaindy Alexander
AU  - Lucie M. Bucci
AU  - Jeannette Comeau
AU  - Jocelyn Marcelo Cortes
AU  - Julene Cranch
AU  - Lauralee Gallinger
AU  - Stéphane Girouard
AU  - Betty Golightly
AU  - Marion Guenther
AU  - Scott A. Halperin
AU  - Lyndsay Howitt
AU  - Christina Jensen
AU  - Sabrina Kolker
AU  - Erin Kryschuk
AU  - Ripudaman Minhas
AU  - Melanie Noel
AU  - Rebecca Pillai Riddell
AU  - Janet Probst
AU  - Michael J. Rieder
AU  - Kathleen Ross
AU  - Sarah Siamaki
AU  - Elizabeth Uleryk
PY  - 2026
JO  - Canadian Medical Association Journal
DO  - 10.1503/cmaj.260123
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.260123
ER  -

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Taddio, A., Shah, V., McMurtry, C. M., Lang, E., MacDonald, N. E., Abrams, E. M., Alexander, S., Bucci, L. M., Comeau, J., Cortes, J. M., Cranch, J., Gallinger, L., Girouard, S., Golightly, B., Guenther, M., Halperin, S. A., Howitt, L., Jensen, C., Kolker, S., Kryschuk, E., Minhas, R., Noel, M., Riddell, R. P., Probst, J., Rieder, M. J., Ross, K., Siamaki, S., & Uleryk, E. (2026). Reducing distress during vaccine injections: 2026 clinical practice guideline update. Canadian Medical Association Journal. https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.260123

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