Information for Health Professionals
Note: “Prevention and Control of Seasonal Influenza with Vaccines: Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices — United States, 2018–19 Influenza Season” has been published. CDC recommends annual influenza vaccination for everyone 6 months and older with any licensed, age-appropriate flu vaccine (IIV, RIV4, or LAIV4) with no preference expressed for any one vaccine over another. Content on this website is being updated to reflect this most recent guidance. More information about the upcoming 2018-2019 flu season is available.
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
- Transcript for Widespread Flu Activity Update
- Public Health Grand Rounds: Flu Season Update
- 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: August 23, 2018
- Page last updated: October 12, 2018
- 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