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SCHOOL LOCATED IMMUNIZATION TOOL KIT-
This website can be accessed by anyone – county health departments, school nurses, administrators, or parental groups. Please check out the great resources that are available. The NACCHO Toolkit website is located at: Dr. Anne Schuchat, director of CDC's National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, has written a letter to immunization providers about the new 2010-2011 recommendations for influenza vaccine. Please click here to read the letter.
2010-2011 INFLUENZA VACCINE ON THE WAY! MedImmune has begun shipping of intranasal influenza vaccine. Here is a link to the press release: http://pressroom.medimmune.com/press-releases/2010/07/23/flumist%c2%ae-begins-shipping-for-2010-2011-influenza-season/ Novartis has also begun shipment of their influenza vaccine. CLICK HERE TO READ MORE Sanofi Pasteur has announced that shipping of the 2010-2011 formulation of its seasonal influenza vaccine is underway in the U.S. CLICK HERE TO READ MORE
COMMERCIAL REFRIGERATION UNITS- We have received several emails and calls regarding companies that supply commercial refrigerators, below are just a few. If you have recently purchased a commercial unit, we want to hear from you so we can share with other providers. Please email Mparsons@kdheks.gov with any comments on your commercial unit and whether it would be OK for others to contact you with questions, thanks! Some of them are:
In the United States, seasonal influenza disease (also known as “the flu”) occurs during the late fall through early spring seasons. Every year, an average 5% to 20% of the population gets the flu; more than 200,000 people are hospitalized from flu complications, and about 36,000 people die from flu. Some people, such as older people, young children, and people with certain health conditions, are at high risk for serious flu complications. The best way to prevent the flu is by getting a flu shot each year. In addition to getting the flu vaccine, you should take these steps to avoid spreading germs:
Influenza Disease Surveillance
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