Updated Guidance for Schools for the Fall Flu Season  The Secretaries of Health and Human Services, Homeland Security and Education and CDC Director Tom Frieden held a briefing on updated guidance for schools. The guidance reflects what we learned this spring and what we must plan for this fall. View Updated School Guidance
Press Release
H1N1 (Swine Flu) Immunization Campaign We are preparing for an H1N1 vaccination campaign. We are making every effort to have a safe and effective H1N1 vaccine available for distribution as soon as mid-October, but it is possible, even probable, that epidemics may begin in different parts of the country before then. This makes prevention even more critical. On July 29, 2009, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP)—an advisory committee to CDC—recommended that novel H1N1 flu vaccine be made available first to the following five groups (News Release): Pregnant women Health care workers and emergency medical responders People caring for infants under 6 months of age Children and young adults from 6 months to 24 years People aged 25 to 64 years with underlying medical conditions (e.g. asthma, diabetes)
Combined, these groups would equal approximately 159 million individuals. More…
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