Influenza (Flu)
Influenza Updates:
- Seasonal flu activity is low across most of the country.
- September and October are good times to get a flu vaccine.
- Young children who need two doses should get the first one as soon as possible.
- Pregnant people in their third trimester and children who need only one dose can also be vaccinated earlier.
Laboratory confirmed flu activity as reported by clinical laboratories remains low.
Learn more about all three of these respiratory viruses, who is most at risk, and how they are affecting your state right now. You can use some of the same strategies to protect yourself from all three viruses.
Learn about flu season and get answers to questions.
Find information about current and past flu seasons.
Understand who is at higher risk of flu.
Reports on Flu Vaccination Coverage and Utilization
Find resources to promote flu prevention.
Learn what CDC recommends this season.
Read about CDC's work with flu.
Learn the differences between Flu and COVID-19.
Our toolkit has social media resources, posters, and more to help parents and kids fight flu.
Flu Vaccine Finder
Find flu vaccines in your area.
Everyone 6 months of age and older needs a flu vaccine.
Pandemic
Avian
Swine/Variant
Flu in Animals
Canine Flu
Animal to Human- 2023 Annual News Conference: Preventing Disease This Fall and Winter Thursday, September 28, 2023
- Influenza Activity in the United States during the 2022–23 Season and Composition of the 2023–24 Influenza Vaccine Thursday, September 28, 2023
- New CDC Study Looks at Flu Severity by Virus Type and Subtype Tuesday, September 26, 2023
- New Wild to Mild Campaign Drives Key Message to Tame Flu and Reset Expectations Friday, September 22, 2023
- Flu Vaccination Rates Lag Among Health Care Workers in Peru Monday, September 11, 2023