Clinicians Should Prescribe Antivirals to Patients

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Learn more about the CDC health advisory for clinicians on flu antiviral medications. 

Influenza (Flu) 
2019 - 2020 Flu Season
January 10, 2020 
www.cdc.gov/flu

                    Weekly U.S. Influenza Surveillance Report  
According to CDC’s latest FluView report (Dec 29 – Jan 4), national levels of flu-like illness remain high and have been elevated for nine weeks, however hospitalization rates and the percent of deaths due to pneumonia and influenza remain low. It is too early to know whether the season has peaked or whether flu activity will continue to increase into January.   

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Clinicians Should Prescribe Antivirals to Very Sick and High Risk Patients 
With ongoing elevated influenza activity expected to continue for weeks, CDC continues to recommend vaccination and rapid antiviral treatment of very sick and high-risk patients with suspected flu illness. CDC issued a health advisory to remind clinicians about this guidance and that early treatment with antivirals improves outcomes.     

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                      MMWR: Outbreak of Influenza B/Victoria Virus Infections in Louisiana, 2019

This flu season, Louisiana saw unusually early flu activity caused mostly by influenza B viruses, which now predominate nationally. CDC and Louisiana health officials investigated and summarized their findings in the latest MMWR report.

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Flu season is expected to continue for weeks! A #fluvaccine is still the best way to prevent flu, but prescription antiviral drugs are a second line of defense that can treat flu illness. Locate vaccine with https://vaccinefinder.org/ or antiviral drugs with https://www.medfinder.org/find-medication. 