Flu Season: CDC Links and Information

Basic Materials

• What You Should Know for the 2014-2015 Influenza Season

• Inactivated Flu Vaccine: Vaccination Information Statement (VIS)

• Live, Intranasal Flu Vaccine: Vaccination Information Statement (VIS)

• Prevention and Control of Seasonal Influenza with Vaccines: Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) — United States, 2014–15 Influenza Season, MMWR 2014, August 15, 2014 / 63(32);691-697

• Table of Approved Influenza Vaccines for the U.S. 2014-2015 Season

CDC Publications, Postings and Statements

• New! Influenza Activity — United States, 2014–15 Season and Composition of the 2015–16 Influenza Vaccine. MMWR June 5, 2015 / 64(21);583-590

• Update: Influenza Activity — United States, September 28, 2014–February 21, 2015. MMWR March 6, 2015 / 64(08);206-212

• Why CDC Recommends Influenza Antiviral Drugs

• CDC Presents Updated Estimates of Flu Vaccine Effectiveness for the 2014-2015 Season

• Flu Season Continues; Severe for People 65 and Older

• Protection from Flu Vaccination Reduced This Season

• Early Estimates of Seasonal Influenza Vaccine Effectiveness — United States, January 2015. MMWR January 16, 2015 / 64(01);10-15

• CDC: Flu Activity Expands; Severity Similar to Past H3N2 Seasons

• Update: Influenza Activity — United States, September 28–December 6, 2014. MMWR December 19, 2014 / 63(50);1189-1194

• 2014-15 Season Vaccination Coverage Reports: FluVaxView

• Estimated Influenza Illnesses and Hospitalizations Averted by Vaccination — United States, 2013–14 Influenza Season. MMWR December 12, 2014 / 63(49);1151-1154

• Transcript for CDC Telebriefing: Update on Flu Season 2014-15. Thursday, December 4, 2014 at 17:00 E.T.

• CDC Health Advisory Regarding the Potential for Circulation of Drifted Influenza A (H3N2) Viruses. Distributed via the CDC Health Alert Network, December 3, 2014, 16:00 ET (4:00PM ET), CDCHAN-00374

• CDC Statement on LAIV Effectiveness and Vaccination of Children

• Update: Influenza Activity — United States and Worldwide, May 18–September 20, 2014, MMWR 2014 / 63(39);861-864