Information for Health Professionals
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Note: Prevention and Control of Seasonal Influenza with Vaccines: Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices — United States, 2017–18 Influenza Season is available. Content throughout the rest of the influenza web site will be updated in the coming weeks. Refer to the 2017-2018 document for information specific to the 2017-2018 influenza season.
The pages listed below offer public health and health care professionals key information about vaccination, infection control, prevention, treatment, and diagnosis of seasonal influenza.
Toolkit for Long-Term Care Employers
This Long-Term Care Employers toolkit launched last season in collaboration with the HHS National Vaccine Program Office, as a guide to increasing flu vaccination among health care personnel in long-term care settings. It includes a number of resources intended to help long-term care facility owners and administrators provide access to influenza vaccination for their workforce, and to help anyone working in long-term care understand the importance of influenza vaccination for their employees.
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Clinical Information
Transmission, clinical signs and symptoms of illness, complications of influenza -
Diagnostic Tests
Information on influenza diagnostic testing -
Antiviral Drugs
Guidance on the use of antiviral agents for treatment and chemoprophylaxis -
Vaccine Recommendations (ACIP)
Recommendations from the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices - Interim Immunization Recommendations for Individuals Displaced by a Disaster
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Institutional Outbreaks and Infection Control
Guidelines for various settings, respiratory hygiene/cough etiquette -
International Reagent Resource
The IRR website provides registered users with reagents, tools and information on influenza and influenza virus detection
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Influenza Activity and Surveillance
Overview and map of current influenza activity in the United States -
Vaccination
Dosing & administration, supply, storage, VIS, effectiveness & safety -
Vaccination Coverage
Current available coverage data and past trends -
Patient Education
Influenza materials for health professionals to provide to patients -
Training
Webcasts and online courses -
Long-term Care Facilities
Consolidated guidance on influenza outbreak management and prevention.
Other Resources
- Interim Immunization Recommendations for Individuals Displaced by a Disaster
- Medical Office Telephone Evaluation of Patients with Possible Influenza
- Communications to Health Care Providers
- Toolkit for Long-Term Care Employers
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Flu Activity and Surveillance
Current & past flu activity - The Pink Book. Chapter 12: Influenza
- Annals of Internal Medicine: Influenza
Former CDC director, Dr. Tom Frieden, leads by example as he gets his flu vaccine at the NFID Annual Influenza/Pneumococcal News Conference.
Former CDC director, Dr. Tom Frieden, leads by example as he gets his flu vaccine at the NFID Annual Influenza/Pneumococcal News Conference.
Former CDC director, Dr. Tom Frieden, leads by example as he gets his flu vaccine at the NFID Annual Influenza/Pneumococcal News Conference.
- Page last reviewed: September 6, 2017
- Page last updated: September 6, 2017
- Content source:
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (NCIRD)
- Page maintained by: Office of the Associate Director for Communication, Digital Media Branch, Division of Public Affairs