Past Updates from the Clinician Registry Listserv:
Update Sent November 10, 2004
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MID-WEEK EDITION
UPDATES TO INFORMATION AND GUIDANCE
The following are mid-week influenza updates to CDC’s information
and guidance for November 10, 2004. If you have any questions on
these or other clinical issues, please call our toll-free Clinician Information
Line (CIL) at 877-554-4625 or write to us at: coca@cdc.gov.
INFLUENZA UPDATES
HIV/AIDS and the Flu
Because influenza can result in serious illness, HIV-infected persons are recommended for vaccination. During the setting of the current vaccine shortage, people with HIV/AIDS are among the priority groups that should get flu shots this season. This fact sheet provides Q&As to guide both the administration of flu shots and antiviral medications for people with HIV/AIDS.
http://www.cdc.gov/flu/protect/hiv-flu.htm
Telebriefing Transcript:
Update on Influenza Vaccine Situation
Transcript from November 9th Influenza update telebriefing that provides an update on some of the relevant aspects of the flu season, focusing on the plan for allocating the remaining doses of vaccine to help ensure those who need it the most are able to get it. Speakers for this telebriefing were Dr. Julie Gerberding (CDC), Dr. Mary Selecky (Washington State Department of Health, immediate past president of ASTHO), and Mr. Pat Libby (NACCHO)
http://www.cdc.gov/od/oc/media/transcripts/t041109.htm
Press Release: CDC and States Announce Plan to Distribute 10.3 Million Flu Shots Nationwide; Public Health Officials Call Allocation Fair and Aimed at Most Vulnerable Americans
Working closely with public health officials nationwide, the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC) announced on November 9th their plans to
distribute the remaining 10.3 million doses of Aventis Pasteur influenza vaccine
to state health departments, which will then help ensure the doses reach those
people at highest risk for complications from influenza. The vaccine will be
distributed over several weeks through December and into January. For more
information please visit the following link:
http://www.cdc.gov/od/oc/media/pressrel/r041109.htm
*The following fact sheets have been updated on the CDC flu page
Key Facts About Flu Vaccine
http://www.cdc.gov/flu/protect/keyfacts.htm
Key Facts About the Flu:
How to Prevent the Flu and What To Do If You Get Sick
http://www.cdc.gov/flu/keyfacts.htm
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