Information for Health Professionals
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.
Flu Activity & Surveillance
Overview and map of current influenza activity in the U.S.
Flu Vaccination Coverage
Coverage data and past trends of flu vaccination coverage in the U.S.
Long-Term Care Employers
Long-term care employers toolkit to increase vaccination of health care personnel.
Additional 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
- Vaccines and Immunizations
- Provider Resources for Vaccine Conversations with Parents
- Avian Influenza Guidance
- Clinician Guidance for Variant Virus Infections
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International Reagent Resource
Reagent users: tools and information on influenza and influenza virus detection
- Page last reviewed: September 22, 2017
- Page last updated: September 22, 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