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Friday Five – National Influenza Vaccination Week

Dec 1, 2023 | Posted by Annmarie Budniak | Celebrations - Awareness, HIT Feed |

Follow and join the conversation with #Fightflu, #flu, #NIVW and #FluView.

Next week is National Influenza Vaccination Week (NIVW), an annual observance in December to remind everyone 6 months and older that there’s still time to get vaccinated against flu. This week’s Friday Five provides information about this year’s flu season, tracks the parts of the U.S. where activity is high, and offers some tips and resources for how to prevent and treat the illness.

Information for the 2023-2024 Flu Season

Check in with CDC to find valuable Information for the 2023-2024 Flu Season and what is different about this year’s flu season. Also, in case you missed it, review CDC’s 2023-2024 U.S. Flu Season: Preliminary In-Season Burden Estimates.

CDC’s latest preliminary, in-season flu burden estimates suggest that flu has caused at least 1.2 million illnesses, 570,000 medical visits, 12,000 hospitalizations, and 740 deaths so far this season. It’s still a good time to get a #FluVax. Full report: https://t.co/bR1HB5pgLZ pic.twitter.com/ZBjyiT0Dw7

— CDC Flu (@CDCFlu) November 29, 2023

Healthy Habits to Help Protect Against Flu

Read over these tips and resources from CDC and learn about actions you can take to protect yourself and others from flu and help stop the spread of germs.

The best way to prevent #flu is by getting a flu vaccine, but healthy habits like washing your hands often may help prevent flu and other respiratory illnesses.

If you do get sick with flu, a flu antiviral medication can make your illness shorter. More: https://t.co/5Z6hg3XWuj pic.twitter.com/Rcp5fNI3Ia

— CDC (@CDCgov) November 21, 2023

Weekly U.S. Influenza Surveillance Report

Seasonal influenza activity continues to increase in most parts of the country, most notably in the South Central, Southeast, Mountain, and West Coast regions. Find out the latest data with CDC’s Flu View, a weekly surveillance report prepared by the influenza Division.

This week’s #FluView includes reports of two flu-related deaths in children occurring this season. This brings the total number of pediatric flu deaths reported to CDC to three so far for the 2023-2024 season. Learn more: https://t.co/X7CIQ5lIzx pic.twitter.com/bu6n7Q5BIf

— CDC Flu (@CDCFlu) November 30, 2023

Information for Health Professionals

CDC (@CDCgov) provides public health and health care professionals key information about vaccination, infection control, prevention, treatment, and diagnosis of seasonal influenza.

#HCPs: Flu vaccines protect millions of people from flu-related illnesses, prevent thousands of hospitalizations, and reduce doctor’s visits each year. https://t.co/UuNaBNNtZk #Flu #FightFlu pic.twitter.com/3WALjt66xk

— CDC Flu (@CDCFlu) November 29, 2023

Flu and Colds: In Depth

The National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (@NIH_NCCIH) describes what we know about the effectiveness of complementary approaches for flu and colds?

With the #flu season upon us, did you know that tap water isn’t safe for use as a nasal rinse unless it has been filtered, treated, or processed in specific ways? Read more on safety of complementary approaches for colds and flu here: https://t.co/KvD7rx058P

— NIH NCCIH (@NIH_NCCIH) November 30, 2023

ICYMI – Our other Friday Fives and Blog posts from HCNR’s Nurse Lauren.

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