CDC Influenza News and Highlights

CDC Influenza News and Highlights

December 20, 2013

What's New

FluView - Weekly Influenza Surveillance Report12/20/2013 11:30 AM EST Update: Total doses of distributed flu vaccine12/20/2013 10:30 AM EST Update: Influenza Activity — United States, September 29–December 7, 2013. MMWR 62(50);1032-103612/19/2013 01:39 PM EST El personal de cuidados de salud y la vacunación contra la influenza, encuesta de panel por Internet, Estados Unidos, noviembre de 201312/19/2013 08:44 AM EST Cobertura nacional de vacunación contra la influenza a principios de temporada, Estados Unidos, noviembre de 201312/19/2013 08:44 AM EST Las embarazadas y la vacunación contra la influenza, encuesta de panel por Internet, Estados Unidos, noviembre de 201312/19/2013 08:43 AM EST NEW: CDC Expert Commentaries on Medscape12/18/2013 11:09 AM EST Situation Update: Summary of Weekly FluView12/13/2013 04:15 PM EST

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Weekly Influenza Surveillance

Flu activity is increasing nationally and is high in some states. Additional increases are expected in the coming weeks. If you have not gotten your flu vaccination yet this season, you should get one now. A flu vaccine is the first and best way to protect yourself and the people around you from influenza and its potentially serious complications.

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What you need to know for the 2013-2014 Season

• Why should people get vaccinated against the flu?
• What kinds of flu vaccines are available?
• Will this season's vaccine be a good match for circulating viruses?
• Can the flu vaccine give me the flu?

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CDC Expert Commentaries on Medscape

Three New commentaries added!

• Flu Vaccine Kept 79,000 Out of Hospital Last Year, CDC Says
• How Effective Is the Flu Vaccine?
• Is It Influenza? Rapid Influenza Diagnostic Tests: Making Improvements in Clinical Practice

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