2016-2017 Information for Health Care Professionals | Seasonal Influenza (Flu) | CDC

2016-2017 Information for Health Care Professionals | Seasonal Influenza (Flu) | CDC

2016-2017 Information for Health Care Professionals

Note: For the 2016-2017 season, CDC recommends use of the flu shot (inactivated influenza vaccine or IIV) and the recombinant influenza vaccine (RIV). The nasal spray flu vaccine (live attenuated influenza vaccine or LAIV) should not be used during 2016-2017. The 2016-2017 influenza vaccination recommendations are now available.

Resources

• New! Influenza & Parotitis: Question & Answers for Health Care Providers
• Prevention and Control of Seasonal Influenza with Vaccines, Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices — United States, 2016–17 Influenza Season
• TABLE 1. Influenza vaccines — United States, 2016–17 influenza season*
• MMWR: Influenza Activity — United States and Worldwide, May 22–September 10, 2016

Videos

Title:  No LAIV (Nasal Spray) Flu Vaccine This Season
Posting Date: September 15, 2016
Faculty: Lisa Grohskopf, MD, MPH

Title: Flu Vaccine for People With Egg Allergies
Posting Date: September 15, 2016
Faculty: Lisa Grohskopf, MD, MPH

Title: CDC Provides Vaccine Recommendations for the 2016-2017 Influenza Season
Posting Date: September 15, 2016
Faculty: Lisa Grohskopf, MD, MPH

Communication Materials (for Patients)

• Inactivated Influenza Vaccine Information Statement
• Influenza educational resources (downloadable flyers, brochures, etc…)
• Only Flu Shots This Season: Information for Parents for the 2016-2017 Flu Season[220 KB, 2 pages]
• New! What's New for the 2016-2017 Flu Season Fact Sheet[155 KB, 2 pages]

Communications to Providers

• New! 2016-2017 Influenza Update for Health Care Providers: Parotitis and Influenza
• 2016-2017 Influenza Letter to Health Care Providers[428 KB, 2 pages]