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2010

March

• CDC 2009 H1N1 Flu Media Briefing
  Transcript for March 29, 2010 telebriefing. Surgeon General Regina M. Benjamin, M.D., M.B.A. Anne Schuchat, M.D., Director, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases. “…We are continuing to see people with serious illness from the pandemic H1N1 virus, especially in some of the southeastern states, and vaccination is the best way to protect yourself and those you love from further illness or death.…”(March 30)

2009

December

• MMWR: Deaths Related to 2009 Pandemic Influenza A (H1N1) Among American Indian/Alaska Natives — 12 States (Dec 11)
• MMWR: Safety of Influenza A (H1N1) 2009 Monovalent Vaccines — United States, October 1—November 24, 2009 (Dec 11)
• FDA: Influenza (Flu) Antiviral Drugs and Related Information (Dec 11)

November

• MMWR Update: Influenza Activity — United States, August 30—October 31, 2009 (Nov 13)
• MMWR: Effectiveness of 2008—09 Trivalent Influenza Vaccine Against 2009 Pandemic Influenza A (H1N1) — United States, May—June 2009 (Nov 13)

October

• MMWR: Influenza Vaccination Coverage Among Children and Adults — United States, 2008--09 Influenza Season (Oct 9)
• MMWR: Update on Influenza A (H1N1) 2009 Monovalent Vaccines (Oct 9)
• MMWR Announcement: New System for Monitoring Emergency Department Visits for Influenza-Like Illness (Oct 9)
• MMWR: Influenza Vaccination Coverage Among Children Aged 6 Months—18 Years — Eight Immunization Information System Sentinel Sites, United States, 2008—09 Influenza Season (Oct 2)
• MMWR: Influenza Vaccination Coverage Among Children Aged 6—23 Months — United States, 2007—08 Influenza Season (Oct 2)

September

• MMWR: Performance of Rapid Influenza Diagnostic Tests During Two School Outbreaks of 2009 Pandemic Influenza A (H1N1) Virus Infection — Connecticut, 2009 (Sep 25)
• MMWR Update: Influenza Activity — United States, April—August 2009 (Sep 18)
• MMWR: Receipt of Influenza Vaccine During Pregnancy Among Women With Live Births — Georgia and Rhode Island, 2004—2007 (Sep 11)
• MMWR: Surveillance for Pediatric Deaths Associated with 2009 Pandemic Influenza A (H1N1) Virus Infection — United States, April—August 2009 (Sep 4)

August

• MMWR: 2009 Pandemic Influenza A (H1N1) Virus Infections — Chicago, Illinois, April—July 2009 (Aug 28)
• MMWR: Surveillance for the 2009 Pandemic Influenza A (H1N1) Virus and Seasonal Influenza Viruses — New Zealand, 2009 (Aug 28)
• MMWR: Evaluation of Rapid Influenza Diagnostic Tests for Detection of Novel Influenza A (H1N1) Virus — United States, 2009 (Aug 7)

June

• MMWR: Novel Influenza A (H1N1) Virus Infections Among Health-Care Personnel — United States, April—May 2009 (Jun 19)
• MMWR Update: Novel Influenza A (H1N1) Virus Infection — Mexico, March—May, 2009 (Jun 5)

May

• MMWR: Serum Cross-Reactive Antibody Response to a Novel Influenza A (H1N1) Virus After Vaccination with Seasonal Influenza Vaccine (May 22)
• MMWR: Hospitalized Patients with Novel Influenza A (H1N1) Virus Infection — California, April—May, 2009 (May 22)

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2008

December

• Press Release: Health Groups Release 2009 Immunization Schedules (Dec 31)
• Interim Antiviral Guidance for 2008-09 (Dec 19)
• MMWR: Update: Influenza Activity - United States, September 28--November 29, 2008 (Dec 12)
• National Influenza Vaccination Week (NIVW) (Dec 8 – Dec 14)
• MMWR: Notice to Readers: National Influenza Vaccination Week-December 8--14, 2008 (Dec 5)

August

• WHO recommends composition of influenza vaccines for the 2009 southern hemisphere influenza season (Aug 20)
• Canine Flu is a respiratory disease of dogs caused by a specific influenza A virus. (Aug 8)

July

• MMWR: Prevention and Control of Influenza: Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), 2008 - July 17, 2008 (Jul 17)

March

• MMWR: Interim Within-Season Estimate of the Effectiveness of Trivalent Inactivated Influenza Vaccine—Marshfield, Wisconsin, 2007-08 Influenza Season (Apr 18)
• MMWR: Update: Influenza Activity—United States, September 30, 2007-April 5, 2008, and Composition of the 2008--09 Influenza Vaccine (Apr 18)

February

• CDC Health Advisory for 2007-2008 Season: Influenza Antiviral Use for Persons at High Risk for Influenza Complications or Who Have Severe Influenza Illness (Feb 29)
• Press Release: CDC’s Advisory Committee Recommends Influenza Vaccination for Children 6 months through 18 years of Age (Feb 27)
• Podcast: Influenza Vaccination Now Recommended for Children 6 months through 18 years of Age (Feb 27)
• FDA: Influenza Virus Vaccine 2008-2009 Season (Feb 25)
• Transcript: Seasonal Flu Update (Feb 15)
• MMWR Update: Influenza Activity—United States, September 30, 2007—February 9, 2008 MMWR 2008 Feb 15;57(Early Release):1-5.
• WHO Announcement: Recommended Composition of Influenza Virus Vaccines for Use in the 2008-2009 Northern Hemisphere Influenza Season (Feb 14)
• CDC News Conference on Influenza (Feb 8)

January

• CDC Health Advisory: Influenza-Associated Pediatric Mortality and Staphylococcus aureus Co-Infection (Jan 30)

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