Flu News & Spotlights
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2017-2018
- CDC Reported Flu Deaths in Children Exceeds Seasonal High June 8, 2018
- CDC Reports on Vaccine Benefits from 2016-2017 Season April 18, 2018
- National Press Conference Kicks Off 2017-2018 Flu Vaccination Campaign September 28, 2017
2016-2017
- CDC: Reported Flu Deaths in Children Surpass 100 for 2016-17 June 23, 2017
- Pandemic Flu Content Moves to CDC October 31, 2016
- CDC Reports This Season’s Flu Vaccine Reducing Risk by Nearly Half February 16, 2017
- CDC: Flu Vaccine Protected Millions Last Season; Vaccine Coverage Remains Low December 9, 2016
- CDC Director Kicks Off 2016-2017 Flu Vaccination Campaign September 29, 2016
- CDC’s Vaccines Advisory Committee Recommends Against Nasal Spray Flu Vaccine for 2016-2017 June 22, 2016
2015-2016
- Flu Vaccine Nearly 60 Percent Effective February 24, 2016
- Flu Activity Forecasting Website Launched January 19, 2016
- Fewer Than Half of Americans Report Having Gotten A Flu Vaccine this Season December 10, 2015
- Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) reaffirms recommendation for annual influenza vaccination February 26, 2015
2014-2015
- Sanofi Pasteur Reports Flu Vaccine Recall for Three Lots of Vaccine from 2014-2015 Season May 1, 2015
- 2014-15 Flu Season Drawing to a Close April 28, 2015
- GlaxoSmithKline Reports Flu Vaccine Recall April 17, 2015
- CDC Presents Updated Estimates of Flu Vaccine Effectiveness for the 2014-2015 Season March 2, 2015
- Flu Season Continues; Severe for People 65 and Older February 6, 2015
- Protection from Flu Vaccination Reduced This Season January 15, 2015
- CDC: Flu Activity Expands; Severity Similar to Past H3N2 Seasons January 5, 2015
- New CDC Reports Shows Benefits of Flu Vaccine Last Season But Fewer Than Half of Americans Say They Have Been Vaccinated this Season December 11, 2014
- Early Data Suggests Potentially Severe Flu Season December 4, 2014
- CDC Statement on LAIV Effectiveness and Vaccination of Children November 6, 2014
2013-2014
- CDC Releases Internal Report on H5N1-laboratory Incident August 15, 2014
- Summary of the Inadvertent Shipment of an Influenza Virus H5N1-containing Laboratory Specimen July 11, 2014
- Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommends a preference for using the nasal spray flu vaccine June 26, 2014
- World Cup 2014: Travelers to Brazil Urged to Get Flu Vaccine May 23, 2014
- CDC Recommendations for Influenza Antiviral Medications Remain Unchanged April 10, 2014
- CDC Reports Flu Hit Younger People Particularly Hard This Season February 20, 2014
- Flu Season Continues; Severity Indicators Rise January 17, 2014
- U.S. Flu Season Is Here, CDC Urges Vaccination January 6, 2014
- New Report Cites Benefits of Flu Vaccine Yet More Than Half of Americans Remain Unvaccinated December 12, 2013
2012-2013
- 2012-2013 Flu Season Drawing to a Close March 29, 2013
- Flu Season Continues; Seniors Hit Hard. CDC Urges People 65 and Older to Seek Treatment for Flu Symptoms Promptly January 25, 2013
- Flu Activity Picks Up Nationwide, CDC recommends vaccination and antiviral treatment against influenza January 4, 2013
- U.S. Flu Season Off To Early Start, CDC Urges Vaccination December 3, 2012
- CDC Releases First FluView Report for 2012-2013 Influenza Season October 12, 2012
2011-2012
- 2011-2012 Flu Season Draws to a Close May 25, 2012
- Influenza and Bacterial Co-Infections in Maryland: CDC Confirms Typical Human Influenza A H3N2 Virus in Maryland Cluster March 16, 2012
- CDC Says U.S. Seeing Latest Flu Season in Nearly Three Decades February 10, 2012
- CDC Recommendations for Influenza Antiviral Medications Remain Unchanged February 7, 2012
- CDC Issues Initial 2011-2012 Seasonal “FluView” Report October 14, 2011
2010-2011
- CDC Report Details Influenza Prevention and Treatment for Children and Teens September 15, 2011
- National Influenza Vaccination Week to be held December 5-11, 2010 December 3, 2010