CDC News and Highlights (Influenza): Seasonal Influenza, Antiviral Widget, Flu Vaccination Digital Ambassadors

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CDC Influenza News and Highlights
February 13, 2015

What's New?

Situation Update: Summary of Weekly FluView

FluView - Weekly Influenza Surveillance Report

NEW! Flu Vaccination Campaign Success Story for the 14-15 season

UPDATED: Selecting Viruses for the Seasonal Influenza Vaccine

UPDATED: What You Should Know for the 2014-2015 Influenza Season

Weekly Influenza Surveillance

Flu activity is still widespread across most of the country but has begun to decline. However, it is possible that flu activity will continue for several weeks in parts of the country.

This season has been severe for people 65 years and older, with very high hospitalization rates being recorded.

Influenza antiviral drugs can treat flu illness. CDC recommends these drugs be used to treat people who are very sick or who are at high risk of serious flu-related complications who have flu symptoms. Early antiviral treatment works best.

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Flu Vaccination Digital Ambassadors Set the Stage for NIVW with Week-Long Blog Relay

In the week leading up to NIVW 2014, seven CDC partners committed to posting about flu vaccination one day of the week as part of a "Countdown to NIVW Blog Relay." The relay generated seven individual blog posts, 124 social media posts from participating partners' cross-promotion, and 21.6 million total impressions—all by the time NIVW had just kicked off. Partners treated the activity as a true relay with each being responsible for publishing one blog post on each day and providing a "relay hand-off" that directed readers to the following day's post on the next partner's blog.

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Influenza Antiviral Quiz for Clinicians

Test your knowledge of influenza antiviral drugs with the new Influenza Antiviral Quiz for Clinicians.

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Protect Yourself & Your Family Against the Flu

Flu can be serious, especially for those who are pregnant, or who have diabetes, asthma, heart disease or other conditions that put them at high risk of having flu-related complications. If you are at high risk, call your doctor promptly if you develop flu symptoms, even if you have gotten vaccinated this year.

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Content source: National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases

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