• Sanofi pasteur and Novartis have begun shipments of vaccine for the season.
• For more information on supply, as it becomes available, visit the National Influenza Vaccine Summit Web site.
• Planning for a Possible US Influenza Vaccine Shortage

Recommendations and Implementation Guidance

Recommendations for the 2008-2009 influenza season are now available from both CDCand AAP.

• AAP: Prevention of Influenza: Recommendations for Influenza Immunization of Children, 2008-2009
  • AAP Influenza Vaccine Implementation Information for 2007-2008
• CDC: Prevention and Control of Influenza (Exit Site)
• CDC: Flu Vaccination for Healthcare Workers
  • Influenza Immunization Among Health Care Workers- A Call to Action (PDF)
  • Employee Flu Immunization Campaign Kit (PDF 2280KB)

Resources

Preventing the Flu- Strategies and Resources for Child Care Providers and Out-of-Home Caregivers! (Influenza Season 2008-2009)

Reminder/Recall Strategies and Resources

Other Organizations

CDC Influenza Web site (Exit Site)

National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (Exit Site)

PKIDS- Flu's Gonna Lose Campaign (Exit Site)

Financing

AAP Talking Points for Communicating with Carriers About Coverage for Influenza Vaccine (AAP Member Center)

• AAP Coding Hotline. For issues related to coding or health plan coverage issue, contact the AAP Coding Hotline at AAPCodingHotline@aap.org or 800/433-9016 ext 4022

Influenza and Thimerosal

• Information on Thimerosal Containing Influenza Vaccine
• AAP Responding to Concerns About Thimerosal in Influenza Vaccines

AAP Influenza Flyer
Remind parents about the need to vaccinate infants against Influenza by posting this educational flyer in your practice office!

The Threat of Pandemic Influenza: Are We Ready?
This report is the summary of a workshop, convened November 16 and sponsored by the Institute of Medicine's Forum on Microbial Threats, which aimed to inform the Forum, the public, and policymakers of the likelihood of an influenza pandemic and explore the issues that must be resolved to prepare and protect the global community.

Pandemic Influenza Issue Brief from AAP and TFAH