Materials for the Current Influenza Season
Recommendations for the 2018-19 influenza season:
- Prevention and Control of Seasonal Influenza with Vaccines: Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices - United States, 2018-19 Influenza Season (8/24/18)
- Recommended Composition of Influenza Virus Vaccines for Use in the 2018-2019 Northern Hemisphere Influenza Season (World Health Organization) (2/22/2018)
- What You Should Know for the 2018-2019 Influenza Season (CDC)
MDHHS RECOMMENDATION FOR INFLUENZA IMMUNIZATION
For optimal protection throughout the flu season, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services recommends that providers begin to offer influenza vaccination as soon as vaccine becomes available (typically in August) and continue to vaccinate until the vaccine expires (typically June 30). These recommendations align with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). For additional information, refer to:
- CDC Influenza Vaccination: A Summary for Clinicians:
http://www.cdc.gov/flu/professionals/vaccination/vax-summary.htm - Immunization Action Coalition; Ask the Experts:
http://www.immunize.org/askexperts/experts_inf.asp
2018-19 Influenza Vaccine Updates
- 2018-19 Seasonal Influenza Vaccine Dosage for Children (10/17/18)
- 2018-19 Seasonal Influenza Vaccine Presentation Chart (10/17/18)
- Who Needs 2 Doses of 2018-19 Seasonal Influenza Vaccine? (10/16/18)
- Quick Look at Inactivated Influenza Vaccines: IIV3, HD-IIV3, aIIV3, IIV4 (10/15/18)
- Quick Look at Live Attenuated Influenza Vaccine, Quadrivalent (LAIV4) (9/6/18)
- 2018-19 LAIV Key Points for Patients (9/4/18)
- 2018-19 LAIV Key Points for Providers (9/4/18)
- Administering 2018-19 Influeza Vaccines: IM, IN, ID (8/28/18)
- 2018-19 Flu Vaccine Screening for Persons who Report Egg Allergy (8/27/18)
- 2018-19 Vaccines for Children (VFC) Influenza Vaccine (8/27/18)
- Flu and Pregnancy Posters
- Got Flu Vaccine? Posters
- Remember to use Michigan versions of Vaccine Information Statements
Strategies to Enhance Influenza Vaccination
- MDHHS College & University Flu Vaccination Challenge
- College and University Flu Vaccination Toolkit
- Considerations for Conducting Vaccination Clinics in Michigan (11/6/13)
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Referral Posters for Pharmacies, Retail Stores, and Community Vaccinators Offering Flu Shots
Public Service Announcements
- Flu Vaccine Video PSA for College Students
- No More Excuses: You Need a Flu Vaccine (CDC poster)
- "Are you talking to me?" (National Foundation for Infectious Diseases)
Letters on the Importance of Influenza Vaccination
