CDC Influenza News and Highlights

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March 28, 2014

What's New


Weekly Influenza Surveillance

Flu activity is low in the United States, but some flu illness is still being reported. CDC recommends that vaccination efforts continue as long as flu viruses are spreading. And remember that flu antiviral drugs are a second line of defense to treat flu illness. People at high risk of serious flu illness should call a health care provider if they get flu symptoms.


What You Should Know for the 2013-2014 Season


New Study Shows Flu Vaccine Reduced Children’s Risk of Intensive Care Unit Flu Admission by Three-Fourths

Photo: Healthcare worker gives an infant a shotGetting a flu vaccine reduces a child’s risk of flu-related intensive care hospitalization by 74 percent, according to a CDC study published today in the Journal of Infectious Diseases.

The study is the first to estimate vaccine effectiveness (VE) against flu admissions to pediatric intensive care units (PICU). It illustrates the important protection flu vaccine can provide to children against more serious flu outcomes. CDC recommends annual flu vaccination for everyone 6 months and older and especially for children at high risk of serious flu-related complications.

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CDC Flu Data

Report estimates flu illnesses and hospitalizations prevented by vaccination last season

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FluVaxView

How many people got their flu vaccination already? View estimates with FluVaxView!

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CDC Influenza Application

for Clinicians and Health Care Professionals

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FluView Interactive

Influenza Surveillance Data the Way You Want it!

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