• 2008-2009 Influenza Season
• 2007-2008 Influenza Season
• 2006-2007 Influenza Season
• 2005-2006 Influenza Season 

Current Michigan influenza activity (Michigan Flu Focus Report) 
Current U.S. influenza activity from CDC

2008-2009 Influenza Season

• November 26, 2008
  • Michigan Nurses Association (MNA) Influenza Statement 
  • CDC Immunization Encounter Webcast
• November 21, 2008
  • Faces of Influenza Update
• November 14, 2008
  • Google Launches Influenza Surveillance Tool
  • First Flu Case Confirmed by MDCH Laboratories  (11/14/08)
• November 7, 2008 
  • Joint Commission Press Release on HCP Vaccination
• October 31, 2008
• October 24, 2008
• October 17, 2008
• October 10, 2008 
  • Keep Your Family Safe from the Flu
  • Flu Free and a Mom-To-Be
  • Talking Points on Influenza Vaccine Effectiveness among Children 6 to 59 Months of Age
• October 3, 2008
  • MMWR September 26, 2008, Vol. 57, No. 38
  • "Why Flu Vaccination Matters" You Tube Video by CDC and FFF
  • Vaccines Stand Ready for Flu Season
• September 26, 2008 
  • September 24, 2008 NFID Annual Influenza/Pneumococcal News Conference
    • Press Conference Agenda
    • Press Release
  • Current Issues in Immunization Net Conference on Seasonal Influenza
  • Fifth Guy Campaign & Business/Workplace Seasonal Flu Planning 
  • MDCH Monthly Flu Posters
• September 19, 2008 
  • Detroit Immunization Program Vote and Vax Clinic
• September 12, 2008
• September 5, 2008 
• August 29, 2008
• August 15, 2008
  • Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) Recommendations for the Prevention and Control of Influenza New! (8/8/08)
  • Fact Sheet on Immunization Update 2008
• July 18, 2008 
  • Prevention and Control of Influenza: Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), 2008  New! (7/17/08)
  • 2007-08 Influenza Season Summary, Michigan
  • Coming Soon from CDC Poster

  2007-2008 Influenza Season

• June 20, 2008 Issue 
  • Spread the Word, Not the Flu Presentation
  • Spread the Word, Not the Flu Enrollment Form for LHDs
  • Questions and Answers from Spread the Word, Not the Flu Webinar
• May 16, 2008 Issue
  • Off-Season Influenza Reporting Guidelines for Local Health Jurisdictions
  • Quick Reference Guide for Off-Season Influenza Reporting
• May 2, 2008 Issue 
  • Science: Mapmaker for the World of Influenza
  • Science: The Global Circulation of Seasonal Influenza A (H3N2) Viruses 
  • February 2008 ACIP Meeting Minutes
  • Policy for Mandatory Seasonal Influenza Immunization for Civilian Health Care Personnel Who Provide Direct Patient Care in DoD Military Treatment Facilities
• April 18, 2008 Issue 
  • CDC Media Advisory: Influenza Vaccine Effectiveness 
  • MMWR: Interim Within-Season Estimate of the Effectiveness of Trivalent Inactivated Influenza Vaccine 
  • Talking Points on 2007-08 Flu Vaccine Effectiveness
  • Register Now:  June 5 Adolescent Immunization Conference
  • Now Available:  2008 AIM Coalition Toolkits
• April 4, 2008 Issue 
  • Data Show ‘Full' Flu Immunization Prevents Hospitalizations in Infants
  • Most Children to Get Flu Vaccine by 2009-10 Season: Office Based Physicians Cannot Do It All
  • 2008 Relenza MedWatch Safety Summary
    • GSK Dear Healthcare Professional Letter
• March 28, 2008 Issue 
  • Influenza vaccination of recommended adult populations, U.S., 1989-2005, Vaccine 2008
  • ACIP Provisional Recommendations for the Prevention and Control of Influenza
  • Call to Action: Influenza Immunization Among Health Care Personnel
  • Immunizing Healthcare Personnel Against Influenza: Best Practices Report
• March 21, 2008 Issue
  • ACIP Presentation Slides: February 2008 Meeting
• March 14, 2008 Issue
  • National Health Interview Survey: Influenza Self-Reported Vaccination Coverage Trends 1989-2006
  • Federal Guidance to Assist States in Improving State-Level Pandemic Influenza Operating Plans
• March 7, 2008 Issue
  • Flu Fighter Action Kit for Health Care Personnel (HCP) Now Available Online!
  • ACIP VFC Vaccines to Prevent Influenza Resolution for the 2008-09 Season
    • New! Effective date July 1, 2008
    • To Be Discontinued June 30, 2008
• February 29, 2008 Issue 
  • CDC's Advisory Committee Recommends Influenza Vaccination for Children 6 months through 18 years 
  • Podcast: Influenza Vaccination Now Recommended for Children 6 months to 18 years of Age
  • Influenza Antiviral Use for Persons at High Risk for Influenza Complications or Who Have Severe Influenza Illness
  • FDA Official Recommendations on Influenza Virus Vaccine for 2008-2009 Season
  • CDC Officials Hold News Conference on Influenza (2/22/08)
• February 22, 2008 Issue 
  • WHO Recommended Composition of Influenza Virus Vaccines for Use in the 2008-2009 Northern Hemisphere Influenza Season 
  • FDA Recommended Composition of Influenza Virus Vaccine for 2008-2009 Season
    • Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee Meeting Information
  • CDC Talking Points on Flu Pediatric Deaths
  • CDC Media Update on Seasonal Influenza Activity (2/15/08)
  • MMWR Update: Influenza Activity, United States, September 30, 2007-February 9, 2008
• February 15, 2008 Issue
  • CDC Media Update on Seasonal Influenza Activity (2/8/08)
  • Sanofi Pasteur Files for European Approval of the First Seasonal Influenza Vaccine Delivered by Intradermal Microinjection
• February 8, 2008 Issue 
  • Human Genes & Flu, Journal of Infectious Diseases
  • Flu Shots Urged for Children in Hospital, Pediatrics
  • Pandemic Influenza Storybook Project
• February 1, 2008 Issue 
  • CDC Flu Letter to Clinicians: Take 3
  • Influenza-Associated Pediatric Mortality and Staphylococcus aureus co-infection 
    • CDC Health Advisory
    • MDCH Request for Bacterial Isolates
  • Beat Flu Now! Activities for Extending the Flu Vaccination Season
  • Infant Study Casts Doubt on Vaccine-Autism Link
  • Major Developments Add to Body of Evidence against Vaccine-Autism Link
  • CME Bulletin Immunization Registry
• January 25, 2008 Issue
  • Adults and Kids Less Protected Than Anticipated Against the Flu (1/21/08)
  • Flu Articles in MMWR 57(3)
  • CDC Influenza Pandemic Operation Plan (OPLAN) (Updated 1/11/08)
• January 18, 2008 Issue
  • Elements of Influenza Vaccination Programs That Predict Higher Health Care Personnel Vaccination Rates
  • Provider Attitudes Regarding Use of Immunization Information System (IIS) Use to Identify Children with Asthma for Flu Vaccination
  • GSK Vaccines Direct Pre-Book Release
  • Acambis Reports Positive Data from Trials of Universal Flu Vaccine
  • Flu in Child Care Settings Fact Sheet
  • Exposure Source Unclear in 25% of Human H5N1 Cases
  • Cost Savings Associated with Using IIS
  • IIS National Vaccine Advisory Committee Progress Report
• January 11, 2008 Issue
  • Rare Gene Change Linked to Autism NEJM Article & Press Release
  • Continuing Increases in Autism Reported to California's Developmental Services System 
  • Thimerosal Disappears But Autism Remains 
  • Patients with Alpha1-Antitrypsin Deficiency May Not Need Flu Vaccine, CHEST Article
  • Study of Sugars on Cell Surface Identifies Key Factor in Flu Infection
  • Recommended Immunization Schedules for Persons Aged 0-18 Years 
• January 4, 2008 Issue
  • Senators Clinton, Roberts Introduce Legislation to Address Pandemic & Seasonal Influenza: Bill S2456
  • Legislation Introduced to Increase Adult Access to Life-Saving Vaccines: Waxman HR 4702, HR 4703, HR 4704, HR 4705
  • Cross-subtype Immunity against Avian Influenza in Persons Recently Vaccinated for Influenza
  • HIDA Flu Postcard
• December 21, 2007 Issue
  • Holiday Flu Checklist
  • Influenza Activity - United States, September 30--December 1, 2007 MMWR Update
  • October 2007 ACIP Meeting Minutes
  • Bird Flu Expert Calls For Changes in Early Warning System, Nature 450(6)
  • Identification of H2N3 Influenza A Viruses from Swine in U.S., Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the USA 
• December 14, 2007 Issue
  • Archive Available: Pandemic Planning Webinar for Michigan Colleges & Universities
  • Flu Vaccine Plentiful, A Change from the Past
  • Support for Broadened Flu Vaccination Season and Increased Vaccination Rates
  • NIVW 2007 Recap
• December 7, 2007 Issue 
  • Update on GSK Flu Vaccine (December 2007)
  • Breaking from your Comfort Zone: Extending the Flu Vaccination Season Teleconference Slides  (12/6/07)
  • Elements of Influenza Vaccination Programs That Predict Higher Vaccination Rates
  • IAC Educational Piece on Influenza: Questions and Answers
  • DEFRA Preliminary Epidemiology Report: Avian Influenza Outbreak in Suffolk (11/26/07)
  • Influenza Virus Samples, International Law, and Global Health Diplomacy
  • Adult Immunization Guidelines: A Patient Safety & Quality of Care Issue 
  • Faces of Influenza Event Flyer 1, Flyer 2, & Flyer 3
• November 30, 2007 Special Issue: National Influenza Vaccination Week!
  • Thanks for Participating in NIVW 2007! 
  • November 27 NIVS Newsletter Update
  • Letter from Dr. Gerberding to Healthcare Workers Encouraging Flu Vaccination (11/23/07)
  • GAO Report on Influenza Vaccine Issues Related to Production, Distribution, and Public Health Messages (October 2007)
  • Financing Immunization of Adults in the United States (December 2007)
  • Vaccines and Autism: Evidence Does Not Support a Causal Association (December 2007)
• November 21, 2007 Issue
  • Flu Advisory Board Agenda for 11/28/07
  • Pandemic Planning Webinar for MI Colleges & Universities (11/30/07)
  • Every Child By Two (ECBT) Media Alert
  • The Flu: A Guide for Parents 
  • GAO Highlights: Influenza Pandemic (October 2007)
  • Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices October 2007 Meeting Slides
• November 16, 2007 Issue
  • Historical Comparisons of Morbidity & Mortality for Vaccine-Preventable Diseases in the U.S., JAMA (11/14/07)
• November 9, 2007 Issue
  • PSA "Are you talking to me?" National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NFID)
  • PSA "Advice" Academy for Educational Development (AED)
  • NIVW 2007 Poster on Extending the Vaccination Season
  • Cost-effectiveness of Influenza Vaccination: Updated Estimates for Children Aged 2-4 Years (October 2007)
  • Sanofi Pasteur initiates phase II trial of cell culture-based seasonal influenza vaccine (11/7/07)
  • California Fire Victims Can Receive Free Flu Vaccine, American Lung Association
  • Free Flu Shots Offered to Those Impacted by the Fires, American Red Cross
  • WHO Posts Document that Outlines the Organization's Work to Ensure Immunization Quality, Safety, and Standards (October 2007)
• November 2, 2007 Issue
  • LAIV FluMist VFC Resolution Passed  (10/29/07)
  • 2007-2008 VFC Influenza Vaccine Guidelines  (10/29/07)
  • CDC Advisory Committee Recommends Nasal Spray Flu Vaccine for Children Ages Two to Five (10/26/07)
  • Canadian Media Reports Suggest Mismatch Between Vaccine & Circulating Influenza A/(H3N2) Strains (10/25/07)
  • USEUCOM AOR 2006-07 Influenza Season Summary (9/28/07)
  • 2007 American Medical Association News Article on Vaccine Financing (11/5/07)
  • Flu Vaccine Return Policy, ASD Healthcare
  • Flu Vaccine Return Policy, FFF Enterprises
  • Now Available! Pandemic Flu Planning Workbook for K-12 Schools  (10/26/07)
• October 26, 2007 Issue
  • AAA Best Practice on Flu Vaccination for EMS Personnel: One Company's Implementation Experience
  • Influenza Vaccine Dosing Chart 2007-2008
  • A Quick Look at Using Refrigerated FluMist (LAIV)
  • Giving All the Doses Including Influenza Vaccine (TIV)
  • Health Care Personnel and Influenza Immunization: Another Way To Show How Much You Care
  • Strategies to Enhance Influenza Vaccination for Practices that Care for Children and Adolescents
  • Strategies to Enhance Influenza Vaccination for Practices that Care for Adults
  • Protect Your Baby from Influenza MDCH Poster
• October 19, 2007 Issue
  • Pandemic Influenza: Warning, Children At-Risk, American Academy of Pediatrics & Trust for America's Health (October 2007)
  • Recommended Adult Immunization Schedule - United States, October 2007 to September 2008, MMWR Report (10/19/07)
  • Childhood Influenza Immunization Coalition (CIIC) Press Release
• October 12, 2007 Issue
  • Growth of H5N1 Influenza A Viruses in the Upper Respiratory Tracts of Mice, PLoS Pathogens  (October 2007)
• October 5, 2007 Issue
  • Updated LAIV VIS (10/5/07)
• September 28, 2007 Issue
  • Additional Influenza Vaccine Approved for Upcoming Influenza Season (NEW! 9/28/07)
  • Influenza Activity United States and Worldwide, May 20 - September 15, 2007 (9/28/07)
  • Infant and Environmental Exposures to Thimerosal and Neuropsychological Outcomes at Ages 7 to 10 Years (9/27/07)
    • Talking Points for NEJM Thimerosal Article 
    • Offit Editorial on NEJM Thimerosal Article
    • Cases in Vaccine Court: Legal Battles over Vaccines and Autism
    • Weldon Letter to Obey
  • Mortality Benefits of Influenza Vaccination in Elderly People, Lancet Infectious Diseases (9/2707)
    • Talking Points for Lancet Article on Flu Vaccine Effectiveness in Elderly Adults 
    • Inactivated influenza vaccines in the elderly-are you sure?
  • The Coming Pandemic: Preparing for a Worldwide Outbreak of Influenza Conference Brochure
• September 21, 2007 Issue
  • FDA Approves Nasal Influenza Vaccine for Use in Younger Children (NEW! 9/19/07)
  • FluMist Prescribing Information
  • Influenza Vaccine Exchange Network (IVEN)
  • Influenza Vaccination Coverage Results, Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, Vol. 56, No. 37 (NEW! 9/21/07)
  • Seriously Low Vaccination Rates Cause Experts to Call for Increased Immunization Before Influenza Season Peaks (NEW! 9/19/07)
  • Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, June 27-28 Meeting Minutes
• September 14, 2007 Issue
  • MDCH Seasonal Flu Press Release (9/13/07) 
  • LAIV vs TIV in Infants & Young Children: New England Journal of Medicine (2/15/07)
  • Preparedness for Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Pandemic in Africa
  • Chlorine Inactivation of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Virus (H5N1)
  • Request for Nomination of Candidates for Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP)
  • Draft Agenda on October 24-25, 2007 ACIP Meeting
• September 7, 2007 Issue
  • 2007-08 Flu Communication Update
  • WHO Recommendations & Lab Procedures for H5N1 Virus
• August 24, 2007 Issue
  • 2006-07 Michigan Influenza Surveillance Summary
  • Trivalent Live Attenuated Intranasal Influenza Vaccine Administered During the 2003-04 Influenza Type A (H3N2) Outbreak Provided Immediate, Direct, and Indirect Protection in Children
  • Antigen Sparing and Cross-Reactive Immunity with an Adjuvanted rH5N1 Prototype Pandemic Influenza Vaccine: A Randomized Controlled Trial
  • Sanofi Pasteur First Manufacturer to Ship Doses of Influenza Vaccine for the 2007-08 Season
• August 10, 2007 Issue
  • Preventative Care: A National Profile on Use, Disparities, and Health Benefits
  • Reduced Sensitivity of Influenza A (H5N1) to Oseltamivir
  • HHS Pandemic Planning Update IV
  • Homeland Security Council: National Strategy for Pandemic Influenza
  • 2007 MPRO Quality Expo
• July 13, 2007 Issue
  • MMWR Prevention and Control of Influenza: Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (New! July 13, 2007)
  • 2007 Flu Distributors
  • 2007 Pediatrics Article: Mass Distribution of Flu Vaccine in Schools
  • DEFRA IAHD Avian Flu Report
  • Assessing State Immunization Requirements for Healthcare Workers & Patients
  • MDCH Fall 2007 Regional Immunization Conferences

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• June 8, 2007 Issue
  • Vaccine Management Business Improvement Project (VMBIP) Flyer
  • 2007 Jordan Report
  • 2007 Fall Immunization Conference Brochure
• May 11, 2007 Issue
• April 27, 2007 Issue
• April 13, 2007 Issue
• March 23, 2007 Issue
  • Trust for America's Health Report - Pandemic Flu and the Potential for U.S. Economic Recession
• March 9, 2007 Issue
• March 2, 2007 Issue
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Pandemic Influenza Update
  • Hometown Health Heroes Nomination Form
• February 22, 2007 Issue
  • Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) Briefing Documents, February 2007
• February 15, 2007 Issue
• February 8, 2007 Issue
• February 2, 2007 Issue
  • Interim Pre-pandemic Planning Guidance: Community Strategy for Pandemic Influenza Mitigation in the United States - Early Targeted Layered use of Non-Pharmaceutical Interventions  (NEW! February 1, 2007)
• January 26, 2007 Issue
• January 19, 2007 Issue
• January 12, 2007 Issue
• January 5, 2007 Issue
  • Pandemic Flu and You: know what to do
  • National Foundation for Infectious Diseases message
  • FFF Enterprises Launches 2007 Flu Vaccine Ordering
• No December 28 Issue Available
• No December 21 Issue Available
• December 15, 2006 Issue
  • CDC Pandemic Influenza Update December, 2006
  • Arabic Language TIV and LAIV Vaccine Information Statements (VIS)
• December 8, 2006 Issue
• December 1, 2006 Issue
  • Influenza Talking Points
• November 17, 2006 Issue
  • Influenza Vaccine Availability Tracking System (IVATS)
  • Sample Influenza Vaccine Declination Form for Health Care Workers
• November 9, 2006 Issue
• November 3, 2006 Issue
• October 26, 2006 Issue
  • Influenza Vaccine Supply Messages
• October 19, 2006 - No FluBytes this week but please read important Letter From CDC to Health Care Providers About Influenza Vaccine Supply for the 2006-07 Season
  • Major points that were stressed during a conference call with CDC today include:
    115 million doses of flu vaccine for this year;
    40 million doses were distributed by end of second week of October;
    75 million doses will be distributed by end of October;
    15 million more doses have been distributed than last year at this same time;
  • Method of distribution is proportionate, a phased process that starts late September and goes to December; manufacturers and distributors are working to get some vaccine to as many as possible.
    -Not a shortage
    -Not a delay
    -No tiering or priority groups this year
    -Vaccinate as soon as it arrives
    -Offer vaccine thru December, January, and throughout the flu season
• October 12, 2006 Issue
  • Recommended Adult Immunization Schedule - United States, October 2006-September 2007
• October 5, 2006 Issue  Breaking News!
  • GSK FluLaval Press Release
  • MMWR October 6, 2006: Childhood Influenza Vaccination Coverage - United States, 2004--05 Influenza Season
  • June, 2006 ACIP meeting - Record of Proceedings
  • National Influenza Vaccine Summit Newsletter #3
• September 29, 2006 Issue
  • Michigan Volunteer Registry
• September 14, 2006 Issue
  • Influenza Vaccine Supply Key Messages
  • Influenza Vaccination of Children, 2006-2007 (CDC powerpoint)
  • Influenza Vaccination of Adults, 2006-2007 (CDC powerpoint)
  • TIV Vaccine Information Statement (VIS)    (6/30/2006)
  • LAIV VIS  (6/30/2006)

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• July 2006
  • CDC & AMA Influenza Vaccine Summit Newsletter, June 2006
  • New Challenge for Officials: Maximizing Takers for Increased Flu Shot Supply
  • CDC: Estimates of Influenza Vaccination Target Population Sizes in 2006 and Recent Vaccine Uptake Levels
  • Flu Shot Pre-Booking Schedule
• June 2006
  • 2006-2007 influenza vaccine chart
  • CDC: Updated Interim Guidance for Laboratory Testing of Persons with Suspected Infection with Avian Influenza A (H5N1) Virus in the United States
• May 2006
• April 2006
• 16 March 2006  - *this is the last weekly issue of the 2005-2006 influenza season.  FluBytes will be distributed monthly throughout the summer. 
• 09 March 2006
• 02 March 2006
• 23 February 2006
• 16 February 2006
• 09 February 2006  
  • Chiron Vaccines Prebooking information
  • Sanofi pasteur experiences unprecedented U.S. demand for influenza vaccine for 2006-2007 influenza season (February 1, 2006 press release) 
  • Australian drugmaker to enter U.S. flu vaccine market, perhaps by 2007 (Associated Press, 07 February 2006)
• 02 February 2006
• 26 January 2006
• 19 January 2006
• 11 January 2006 Early Edition: Important information on influenza vaccine pre-booking
  • sanofi pasteur pre-booking information: letter, email, and fax 
• 05 January 2006
• 29 December 2005
• 22 December 2005
• 15 December 2005
• 08 December 2005
  • CDC Pandemic Influenza Update Newsletter-December 07, 2005
• 01 December 2005
  • CDC Pandemic Influenza Update Newsletter-November 23,2005
• 23 November 2005
• 17 November 2005
• 10 November 2005
• 03 November 2005
• 27 October 2005
• 20 October 2005
• 13 October 2005
• 06 October 2005
• 29 September 2005
• 22 September 2005
• 15 September 2005
• 08 September 2005
• 01 September 2005
• 25 August 2005

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