Archive: News & Highlights

This page lists press releases, health advisories, and other news related to seasonal flu from past seasons. For current updates see News & Highlights for the 2007-2008 season.

On this page: 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003

2006

October

• CDC Telebriefing on Influenza Vaccine Supply and Distribution (Oct 18)
• Letter From CDC to Health Care Providers About Influenza Vaccine Supply for the 2006-07 Season (Oct 17)
• FDA Press Release: FDA Approves Additional Vaccine for Upcoming Influenza Season (Oct 5)

September

• CDC Press Release: More than 100 Million Doses of Influenza Vaccine Expected To Be Available This Year (Sep 6)

August

• CDC Press Release: Quick Diagnosis of Flu Strains Possible with New Microchip Test (Aug 28)
• CDC Press Release: CDC and APHL Make Influenza Virus Sequence Data Publicly Accessible: Collaboration with public health labs will foster greater research and openness (Aug 22)

July

• CDC Press Briefing: Study on Transmissibility of Avian Flu H5N1 in an Animal Model (Jul 28)

February

• MMWR Early Release: New Laboratory Assay for Diagnostic Testing of Avian Influenza A/H5 (Asian Lineage) (Feb 3)

January

• MMWR Update: Flu Activity --- U.S., January 8-14, 2006 (Jan 27)
• Press Release: CDC Announces Change in Recommendations for use of Antivirals; Clinicians Should Not Prescribe Two Common Antivirals (Jan 14)
• CDC Health Alert: CDC Recommends against the Use of Amantadine and Rimantadine for the Treatment or Prophylaxis of Influenza in the United States during the 2005–06 Influenza Season (Jan 14)
• MMWR Update: Flu Activity --- U.S., December 18--24, 2005 (Jan 6)

2005

December

• MMWR Update: Flu Activity --- U.S., October 2--December 3, 2005 (Dec 16, 2005)

November

• Press Conference Transcript: Update on the Influenza Vaccine Supply & Distribution (Nov 10, 2005)

October

• Press Release: CDC Reports that Nation’s Influenza Vaccine Supplies Continue to Increase Advises Broadening of Vaccination Efforts (Oct 24, 2005)
• Press Release: 1918 Pandemic Influenza Virus Declared a Select Agent (Oct 20, 2005)
• Press Release: Researchers Reconstruct 1918 Pandemic Influenza Virus; Effort Designed to Advance Preparedness (Oct 5, 2005)

July

• HRSA Press Release: Influenza Vaccine Injuries Are Added to Federal Compensation Program (Jul 1, 2005)

May

• CDC Health Update: Destruction of Influenza A (H2N2) Proficiency Testing Samples; Interim Guidance for Biosafety Level 3-Enhanced Biocontainment for Work with Human Influenza A (H2N2) Viruses (May 3, 2005)

April

• Press Conference Transcript: Update on H2N2 (Apr 21, 2005)
• CDC Health Update: Instructions for Monitoring Health of Laboratory Workers & for Destroying Influenza A (H2N2) Samples (Apr 15, 2005)
• CDC Health Advisory: CDC & WHO recommend that sample panels of influenza A/H2N2 be destroyed (Apr 13, 2005)
• Press Conference Transcript: Update on Distribution of H2N2 Influenza Strain (Apr 13, 2005)
• MMWR Update: Flu Activity U.S., 2004–05 Season (Apr 8, 2005)
• MMWR Update: Influenza Activity — U.S., 2004–05 Season (Apr 7, 2005)
• MMWR: Estimated Vaccination Coverage Among Adults & Children — U.S., Sep 1–Jan 31 (Apr 1, 2005)
• MMWR: Vaccine Prebooking & Distribution Strategies for 2005–06 Season (Apr 1, 2005)

March

• Press Release: Targeting & Collaborations a Big Success; Priority Groups Received Majority of 2004-05 Influenza Vaccine Thanks to 17 Million Healthy Americans Stepping Aside (Mar 31, 2005)
• MMWR Update: Influenza Activity — U.S., 2004–05 Season (Mar 3, 2005)

February

• CDC & NIH Statement Regarding a Recent Study on Influenza Vaccination on Seasonal Mortality in the Elderly (Feb 10, 2005)
• Press Release: Influenza Vaccine was used for Priority Groups (Feb 10, 2005)

January

• Press Release: CDC Announces New Strategies to Promote Continued Influenza Vaccination (Jan 27, 2005)
• Press Conference Transcript: CDC Announces New Strategies to Promote Continued Influenza Vaccination (Jan 27, 2005)
• MMWR Update: Influenza Activity — U.S., 2004–05 Season (Jan 13, 2005)

2004

December

• Health Alert Network Update: Updated Interim Influenza Vaccination Recommendations, 2004-05 (Dec 22, 2004)
• Press Release: CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices Expands Priority Groups for Inactivated Influenza Vaccination (Dec 17, 2004)
• Press Conference Transcript: Update on current influenza season & vaccine supply in the United States (Dec 16, 2004)
• MMWR: Special Flu Issue (Dec 16, 2004)

November

• Press Release: CDC & States Announce Plan to Distribute 10.3 Million Flu Shots Nationwide; Public Health Officials Call Allocation Fair & Aimed at Most Vulnerable Americans (Nov 9, 2004)
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• Press Conference Transcript: Update on Influenza Vaccine Situations (Nov 9, 2004)

October

• Press Release: Over 4.2 Million Influenza Vaccine Doses Shipped This Week to Health Providers Serving High-Priority Groups (Oct 29, 2004)
• HHS News Release: HHS Identifies More Influenza Vaccine (Oct 28, 2004)
• Press Release: More than 3 Million Influenza Vaccine Doses Shipped This Week to Health (Oct 22, 2004)
• Selected Video Clips From the Satellite Media Tour on Flu Vaccine Shortage (Oct 15, 2004)
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• Press Release: CDC/Aventis Pasteur Collaborate To Ship More Than 2 Million Doses of Influenza Vaccine to Providers Who Serve High-Priority Groups (Oct 15, 2004)
• Press Release: CDC, Aventis Pasteur Announce Allocation Plan to Address Influenza Vaccine Shortages (Oct 12, 2004)
• Press Conference Transcript: Influenza Vaccine Supply Update (Oct 12, 2004)
• HHS News Release: Statement from HHS Regarding Chiron Flu Vaccine (Oct 5, 2004)

August

• Press Conference Transcript: Influenza Vaccine Supply Update (Aug 27, 2004)
• HHS Draft Pandemic Flu Plan (Aug 26, 2004)
• MMWR: Erratum: Vol. 53, No. RR-6. Prevention & Control of Influenza: Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) (Aug 20, 2004)
• MMWR: Assessment of the Effectiveness of the 2003--04 Influenza Vaccine Among Children & Adults --- Colorado, 2003 (Aug 13, 2004)
• Update on Avian Influenza A (H5N1) (Aug 12, 2004)

July

• MMWR: Notice to Readers: Availability of Influenza Pandemic Preparedness Software for Hospital Planning (July 2, 2004)
• MMWR: Update: Influenza Activity - United States & Worldwide, 2003-04 Season, & Composition of the 2004-05 Influenza Vaccine (July 2, 2004)

June

• CDC Health Update June 10, 2004 - Update on SARS & Avian Influenza A (H5N1)
  (June 10 , 2004)

May

• MMWR: Prevention & Control of Influenza: Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) (May 28, 2004)

April

• Press Release: CDC Releases 2004 Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices for the prevention & control of influenza (Apr 30, 2004)
• MMWR: Prevention & Control of Influenza - Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) (Apr 30, 2004)

February

• Interim Recommendations for Persons with Possible Exposure to Avian Influenza During Outbreaks Among Poultry in the United States (Feb 24, 2004)
• Embargo of Birds (Feb 4, 2004)
• CDC Health Update for Feb 3 (Feb 4, 2004)
• Influenza A(H5N1) (Feb 2, 2004)

January

• Press Conference Transcript: Update on Avian Influenza (Jan 27, 2004)
• Influenza A(H5N1) Outbreak (Jan 27, 2004)
• MMWR: Effectiveness of 2003-04 Inactivated Influenza Vaccine - Colorado, December 2003 (Jan 15, 2004)
• MMWR Update: Influenza Activity - United States, January 4-10, 2004 (Jan 15, 2004)
• Media Fact Sheet: Influenza Vaccine Effectiveness Studies (Jan 15, 2004)

2003

December

• Press Conference Transcript: Influenza Update (Dec 19, 2003)
• MMWR: Update: Influenza-Associated Deaths Reported Among Children Aged <18 Years - United States, 2003-04 Influenza Season (Dec 19, 2003)
• Request for Reports of All Deaths among Children With Lab-Confirmed Influenza Virus Infection (Dec 19, 2003)
• Press Conference Transcript: Influenza Update (Dec 11, 2003)
• Press Conference Transcript: CDC Recommendations for Influenza Prevention (Dec 11, 2003)
• MMWR: Influenza Activity - U.S., 2003-04 Season (Dec 11, 2003)
• Press Conference Transcript: Influenza & Vaccine Supply Update (Dec 9, 2003)
• Press Release: CDC Assessing Influenza Vaccine Now In Supply Pipeline (Dec 5, 2003)

November

• Press Release: Early Evidence Suggests Current Flu Season Could be Severe (Nov 17, 2003)
• Press Conference Transcript: Update on Current Influenza Season (Nov 17, 2003)

October

• Press Release: No Recall for Influenza Vaccine  (Oct 17, 2003)
• Latest ACIP Recommendations for Vaccinating Children in the 2004-05 Flu Season (Oct 17, 2003)
• Press Release: The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices Vote to Recommend Influenza Vaccination for Children Aged 6 to 23 Months (Oct 16, 2003)

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