CDC News and Highlights (Influenza): Seasonal Influenza Vaccination Resources, Surveillance Report, Total Doses Distributed

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Title: CDC News and Highlights (Influenza): Seasonal Influenza Vaccination Resources, Surveillance Report, Total Doses Distributed

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Influenza (Flu)

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CDC Influenza News and Highlights
October 30, 2015

What's New?

FluView - Weekly Influenza Surveillance Report
Situation Update: Summary of Weekly FluView Report
UPDATE: Total doses of flu vaccine distributed for 2015-16 season
UPDATED: Seasonal Influenza Vaccination Resources for Health Professionals

Weekly Influenza Surveillance

Flu activity is low in the United States, but CDC has received reports of early outbreaks in institutions across the country. Most of these outbreaks have been attributed to H3N2 viruses. Flu causes millions of illnesses, hundreds of thousands of hospitalizations and thousands of deaths every season.

More than 118 million doses of 2015-16 flu vaccine have been distributed so far. This season’s vaccines have been updated to better match circulating viruses. CDC recommends a yearly flu vaccine for everyone 6 months and older. While how well the vaccine works can vary, flu vaccine is the best way to protect against flu. Vaccination can reduce flu illnesses, doctors' visits, and missed work and school, as well as prevent hospitalizations.

It takes about two weeks after vaccination for protection to set in, making now the perfect time to get vaccinated. Find a Vaccine

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2015-16 Seasonal Influenza Vaccine—Total Doses Distributed
October 29, 2015 9:00 AM ET

2015 Total Doses Distributed
10/23/2015 ≈ 118.2 million doses
10/09/2015 ≈ 109.4 million doses
10/02/2015 ≈ 98.5 million doses
9/25/2015 ≈ 92.3 million doses
9/18/2015 ≈ 76.1 million doses
9/11/2015 ≈ 65.1 million doses
9/04/2015 ≈ 40.7 million doses

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Join CDC's Flu Vaccine Selfie Campaign

CDC has launched the #VaxWithMe selfie campaign as an innovative way to capture and share flu vaccination promotion across various digital platforms (Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube). This campaign encourages individuals to share photos and videos of themselves (hashtagged #VaxWithMe) during or after getting a flu shot.

To see an interactive display of selfies posted for this campaign this season, visit: CDC Posts weekly updates to the campaign timeline!

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CDC resumes weekly flu activity reports

CDC has resumed full FluView reporting for the 2015-2016 U.S. flu season. FluView includes information on when and where influenza activity is occurring in the United States, what influenza viruses are circulating, and the impact of influenza disease in the United States, including flu-related illness, hospitalizations and deaths.

A number of refinements have been made to the report this season, including:

• Differentiating data provided by public health and clinical laboratories,
• Providing lineage for influenza B virus data,
• Displaying graphically the age distribution of influenza-positive specimens,
• Transitioning to the National Center for Health Statistics electronic mortality surveillance system, which provides a more complete and accurate assessment of deaths from flu.

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Content source: National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases

 

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