United Against the Flu
United Against the Flu is a collaborative effort by several national health care organizations and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to amplify the importance of getting vaccinated, especially this flu season.
United Against the Flu is a collaborative effort by several national health care organizations and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to amplify the importance of getting vaccinated, especially this flu season.
鈥淕et vaccinated鈥 is a message everyone should hear, and hospitals and health systems are the ideal partners to spread it.
In an AHA video released today for National Influenza Vaccination Week, AHA Chair Nancy Howell Agee, president and CEO of Carilion Clinic, debunks some common flu shot misconceptions.
Flu season is just getting started. The responsibility to keep our patients healthy lies in the hands of every member of our hospital and health system family.
The flu hospitalization rate rose last week to 86.3 per 100,000 people, although outpatient visits for flu-like illness peaked in early February and are on the decline.
Before we can help others, hospital workers must be healthy themselves鈥攚hich is why hospitals monitor for sick health care workers and adhere to hand hygiene practices and droplet precautions.
Millions of Americans soon will be giving thanks and celebrating Thanksgiving with their friends and loved ones. America鈥檚 hospitals also are preparing, but for a different reason. Flu season is upon us.