• Pain at the time of vaccine injection is a common concern and contributes to vaccine hesitancy across the lifespan.• Evidence-based and feasible interventions are available to mitigate pain and are part of good vaccination clinical practice.• This guideline includes recommendations for pain mitigation based on five domains of pain management interventions (procedural, physical, pharmacologic, psychological and process): the "5P" approach.
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