Seasonal Influenza Information for Health Care Providers
Providers will find the latest information on vaccine supply, priority groups for immunizations, influenza activity and other information. Please check back frequently.
Table of Contents
- Vaccination
- Vaccination Tools
- NYSDOH Notifications
- Seasonal Influenza Supply and Distribution
- Seasonal Influenza Vaccine Resources
- Infection Control
- Clinical Guidance
- Surveillance
- Patient Education
Vaccination
2012 - 2013 Seasonal Influenza Recommendations
- Prevention and Control of Influenza with Vaccines: Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) — United States, 2012–13 Influenza Season
- Seasonal Influenza 2012-2013 Special Edition Immunize NY! Late Fall 2012: Volume 4, Issue 6 (PDF)
- NYSDOH Health Advisory: Influenza Prevention, Control and Reporting Requirements 2012-2013, September 2012 (PDF, 85KB)
- Persons Recommended for Influenza Vaccination
- Recommended Influenza Vaccines for Different Age Groups - U.S. 2012-13 Season - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Public Health Law 2112 Prohibiting the Administration of Vaccines Containing More than Trace Amounts of Thimerosal to Children Less than 3 Years of Age and Pregnant Women
- Vaccine Selection for the 2012-2013 Influenza Season, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Composition of Influenza Vaccine, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Dosage and Administration, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Children
Older Adults
- Understanding the Challenges and Opportunities in Protecting Older Adults from Influenza, National Foundation for Infectious Diseases
- Missed Opportunities: Influenza and Pneumonia Vaccination in Older Adults, American Lung Association
Pregnant Women and New Mothers
- Dear Colleague letter urging vaccination of pregnant and post-partum women, CDC
- Guidelines for Vaccinating Pregnant Women, CDC
- Pregnant Women & Influenza, CDC
- Responding to Influenza: A Toolkit for Prenatal Care Providers, CDC (PDF)
- Immunization and Pregnancy, CDC (PDF)
- ACIP: Guidance for Vaccine Recommendations for Pregnant and Breastfeeding Women, CDC
- Public Health Law 2112 Prohibiting the Administration of Vaccines Containing More than Trace Amounts of Thimerosal to Children Less than 3 Years of Age and Pregnant Women
Health Care Personnel
- Health Care Personnel Vaccination Recommendations
- Health Care Worker Influenza Vaccination Rates/New York State Hospitals, 2011-2012 (PDF, 170KB)
- Health Care Worker Influenza Vaccine Declination Rates/New York State Hospitals, 2011-2012 (PDF, 161KB)
- Influenza Vaccine Medical Exemption Statement for Health Care Personnel For use by health care facilities choosing to institute locality-specific influenza vaccination requirements for health care personnel.
Vaccination Tools
- Vaccine Information Statements (VISs)
- Influenza/Pneumococcal Immunization Consent Form (PDF, 194KB)
- Spanish (PDF, 481KB)
- Influenza Vaccine Information, By Age Group, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- How to Administer Intramuscular, Intradermal, and Intranasal Influenza Vaccines, Immunization Action Coalition
- Seasonal Influenza Vaccine Safety: A Summary for Clinicians, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Pharmacists as Immunizers
- Storage and Handling, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Chart of Contraindications and Precautions to Commonly Used Vaccines, CDC
- New York State Immunization Toolkits
- Standing Orders and Health Care Personnel Immunizations
- Order Free Seasonal Influenza and PPSV Vaccination Pocket Guides
- Provider Training and Education
NYSDOH Notifications
- Pre-book Influenza Vaccine for the 2013-2014 Season (PDF, 146KB)
- 2012-2013 Influenza Seasonal Vaccine Supply Determination as Required by Public Health Law 2112
- Dear CEO Letter Regarding Requirements for Offering Influenza Vaccination to Parents and Anticipated Caregivers of NICU Patients and to Each Admitted Person Age Sixty-Five Years or Older - August 1, 2012
Seasonal Influenza Supply and Distribution
- Supply and Distribution, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- NYSDOH Vaccines for Children Program
- Influenza Vaccine Availability Tracking System, National Influenza Vaccine Summit
- Reallocating Influenza Vaccine, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Seasonal Influenza Vaccine Resources
- Seasonal Influenza Vaccination Resources, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Ask the Experts - Influenza, Immunization Action Coalition
Infection Control
- Infection Control in Health Care Facilities, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - (CDC)
- Recommendations for Follow-up of Respiratory Disease Outbreaks of Influenza and Influenza-like Illness in Health Care Facilities - November 16, 2010
Clinical Guidance
Surveillance
Patient Education
- Influenza Fact Sheet
- You Need a Seasonal Flu Shot or the Seasonal Flu-Spray Vaccine Every Year
- Seasonal Flu Shot, CDC
- The Nasal-Spray Flu Vaccine, CDC
- Good Health Habits for Preventing Seasonal Flu, CDC
- Information for Pregnant Women
- Seasonal Influenza and Pneumococcal Prevention Campaign Educational Materials Order Form (PDF, 144KB)
- Patient and Provider Education Materials, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- The Faces of Influenza: a portrait gallery of famous and not-so-famous Americans who urge you to get you flu vaccine every year, American Lung Association
- Importance of Receiving an Annual Flu Vaccine – The Marotta Family's story
