Resources for the General Public

Recommendations

• Flu vaccine recommendations and access are straightforward and remain similar to last year. Medical specialty societies and the CDC recommend flu vaccination for everyone 6 months and older.
• Updates for the 2025–2026 Flu Season (CDC)
• 2025-2026 Combined Respiratory Vaccine Recommendations (Common Health Coalition)
  • Provides an aggregate summary of updated recommendations from various sources for flu, RSV, and COVID-19 vaccines for infants and children, pregnant people, adults 18-50, and adults 50+ based on the latest guidelines.
• Which Flu Vaccine Should Children Get? (American Academy of Pediatrics | HealthyChildren.org)
• Influenza in Pregnancy: Prevention and Treatment (American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists)
• Fall 2025-26 Immunization Recommendations (American Academy of Family Physicians)

Education

• Answering Your Questions on Fighting The Flu (I Vaccinate)
• Flu Basics (MDHHS)

Chronic Health Conditions

• Flu Prevention and Cardiovascular Disease (American Heart Association)
• Fend Off Flu (American Lung Association)
• Flu and People with Asthma (CDC)
• Flu and People with Heart Disease or History of Stroke (CDC)
• Flu and People with Diabetes (CDC)
• Flu and People with Chronic Kidney Disease (CDC)
• Flu and People with Disabilities (CDC)
• Flu and People Living with HIV (CDC)
• Flu and Cancer (CDC)

Pregnancy & Postpartum

• Resources for You: FAQs, infographics, videos, and more (American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists)
• The Flu Vaccine and Pregnancy (American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists)
• Vaccination Guide for Pregnancy (Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine)
• Fact Sheet: Seasonal Influenza Vaccine (Flu Shot) (MotherToBaby)
• Fact Sheet: Flu Vaccines and Pregnancy (Vaccine Resource Hub)

Children & Adolescents

• Influenza: The Disease & Vaccines (Children's Hospital of Philadelphia)
• Fact Sheet: Flu and Your Teen (Alliance for Immunization in Michigan)
• Parent to Parent: Why Flu Vaccines Top Our Back-to-School List Each Year (HealthyChildren.org)
• The Flu: What Parents Need to Know – available in Arabic, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Somali, Spanish, Swahili, and Vietnamese (HealthyChildren.org)
• Understanding the Risks: Getting the Flu vs. Getting Vaccinated (Let’s Get Real About Vaccines)
• Why Teens Should Get the Flu Vaccine [English/Spanish] (Vaccine Resource Hub)
• Flu and Children (CDC)
• Flu and Children with Neurologic Conditions (CDC)
• Why Flu Vaccination Matters: Personal Stories from Families [video] (CDC)

Communities of Color

• Common Cold & Flu (Black Health Matters)
• Flu Vaccine Information & Resources (Vacunas Para Todos)

Resources

• Resources for Key Audiences – Children, People with Chronic Health Conditions, Communities of Color, Healthcare Professionals, Older Adults (65+), and Pregnant Women (National Foundation for Infectious Diseases)
• Maternal Vaccine Schedule Infographic (Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine)
• Michigan-based organization on a mission to prevent child flu deaths with educational materials, vaccine assistance grants, clinics, and grief resources (Alana's Foundation)
• Our Stories: the emotional stories of families whose lives have been permanently altered by the flu (Families Fighting Flu)
• Posters and Personal Stories (Alliance for Immunization in Michigan)

Updated 9/26/2025