Influenza Resources

ANA Resources:

• Extra! Extra! Read all about it… Read further for important influenza facts and a message from Former ANA president, Barbara A. Blakeney, MS, RN. www.nursingworld.org/coeh / influenza/EveryoneDeservesAShotAtFightingTheFlu.pdf
• ANA Encourages Nurses and Health Care Workers to Get Vaccinated Against Flu www.nursingworld.org/PRESSREL/2005/pr1116.htm
• Increasing Influenza Vaccination of Health Care Workers www.nursingworld.org/ajn/2005/dec/health.pdf
• Pandemic Influenza Preparedness: Can we handle the truth? www.nursingworld.org/ajn/2005/dec/issues.pdf
• Preventing Exposure to Influenza: Steps health-care workers can take. www.nursingworld.org/ajn/2005/jan/health.pdf
• ANA: Adult Immunization Position Paper www.nursingworld.org/readroom/position/social/scadultim.htm
• ANA: Childhood Immunizations Position Paper www.nursingworld.org/readroom/position/social/scimmu.htm

CDC Reports
• Prevention and Control of Influenza: Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP). MMWR: Recommendations and Reports, July 28, 2006, 55(RR10), 1-42. www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/rr5510a1.htm
• Childhood Influenza Vaccination Coverage--United States, 2004—2005 Influenza Season. MMWR: Weekly, October 6, 2006, 55(39), 1062-1065. www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5539a1.htm
• Guidelines and Recommendations: Infection Control Guidance for the Prevention and Control of Influenza in Acute-Care Facilities www.cdc.gov/flu/professionals/infectioncontrol/ healthcarefacilities.htm
• Influenza Vaccination of Health Care Personnel. MMWR: Recommendations and Reports, February 24, 2006, 55(RR-2), 1-16. www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/rr5502a1.htm
• Immunization of Health-Care Workers: Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices and Hospital Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee. MMWR: Recommendations and Reports, December 26, 1997 http://ftp.cdc.gov/pub/Publications/mmwr/rr/rr4618.pdf

• CDC Background Influenza Information – www.cdc.gov/flu/professionals/patiented.htm
• CDC recommendations for Influenza Vaccination of Health-Care Workers - www.cdc.gov/flu/professionals/vaccination/hcw.htm
• CDC Press Release: More than 100 Million Doses of Influenza Vaccine Expected To Be Available This Year. Wednesday, September 6, 2006 www.cdc.gov/od/oc/media/pressrel/r060906b.htm
• Live, Attenuated Influenza Vaccine – www.cdc.gov/flu/professionals/flugallery/provider.htm
• CDC guidelines for providers (including interim guidelines on the use of flu anti-viral drugs): www.cdc.gov/flu/professionals/treatment/index.htm
• Antiviral medications for Influenza (Updated September 26, 2006): www.cdc.gov/flu/professionals/treatment/
• Downloadable “They count on You” poster urging health care workers to get vaccinated
  www.cdc.gov/flu/professionals/flugallery/ posters_providers.htm#pnursesq
• National Influenza Vaccine Summit Newsletter (Issue 3/ August-September 2006) www.cdc.gov/flu/professionals/bulletin/2006-07/ bulletin3_100206.htm#2
• National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases “Focus on Flu” section – http://www3.niaid.nih.gov/news/focuson/flu/default.htm
• National Foundation for Infectious Diseases - Influenza Immunization Among Health-Care Workers: Call to Action www.nfid.org/pdf/publications/calltoaction.pdf

• CDC General Influenza Information – www.cdc.gov/flu/
• CDC hotline: 1-800-CDCINFO
• HHS flu information for consumers: www.hhs.gov/flu/