Created: 11/5/2009 by National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (NCIRD). Date Released: 11/5/2009.
HINI Flu Vaccine - Why the Delay?
This short video will help you understand how flu vaccines are made, why manufacturing and shipping vaccine take so long, and how you can find flu vaccines near you.
CDC
Guidance for Responses to Influenza for Institutions of Higher Education during
the 2009-2010 Academic Year
The CDC has provided recommendations and strategies to consider if the flu
starts causing more severe disease than during the spring/summer 2009 H1N1
outbreak, and provides a checklist for making decisions.
Get detailed guidance for responses to Influenza.
Source: Centers For Disease Control
and Prevention www.flu.gov/professional/school/higheredguidance.html
Limiting Flu is in Your Hands: ACH Advice for Parents as School Starts Back
Arkansas Children’s Hospital has plenty of resources to guide families as
seasonal flu and H1N1 spread, providing much needed peace of mind.
Already, type A influenza is widespread in central Arkansas, with more diagnoses
made this summer at Arkansas Children’s Hospital than in any previous summer
on record. The flu could sideline lots of students and parents this year, but
there’s no need to panic. Proper education will help parents keep their families
safe and healthy, and guide them as they care for their children if they do
get sick. Read more and get advice from ACH physicians and the CDC.
This short podcast will help you understand how flu vaccines are made, why manufacturing and shipping vaccine take so long, and how you can find flu vaccines near you. Created: 11/5/2009 by National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (NCIRD). Date Released: 11/5/2009.
Dr. Kristin Lyle, ACH Disaster Medical Director and an ER
Physician, talks about H1N1 influenza with B98.5. Listen
to the B98.5 podcast!
Latest News
NEW! President Obama's
declaration of emergency due to H1N1 and hospitals. The
Arkansas Department of Health's notice to clarify for hospitals the
impact of the Presidential declaration, and
provide information related to EMTALA and Medicare Conditions of Participation. Download(Source:
Arkansas Department of Health. Dated 10/26/09)
NEW! Mass Vaccination
Clinic Update
Children Ages 5-18 with Underlying Medical Conditions Will Receive H1N1
Vaccine As
Supplies Permit. In order to reach more children with underlying medical conditions and
possible risk for complications from H1N1 flu, the Arkansas Department of Health
(ADH) will be offering H1N1 vaccine as supplies permit to children ages 5-18 with
underlying medical conditions at the Mass
Flu Clinics on October 29, 30, 31. We will
have seasonal vaccine available for the general public, and, the H1N1 vaccine
available for pregnant women and children ages 6 months through 4 years. Download (Source:
Arkansas Department of Health. Dated 10/23/09)
NEW! Declaration
of H1N1 national emergency allows important regulatory waivers. Special
Bulletin from the American Hospital Association supporting President
Obama's declaration of a national emergency in response to the spreading
H1N1 influenza pandemic. Download (Source:
American Hospital Association. Dated 10/22/09)
NEW! H1N1 Vaccine
Supply Slow to Arrive in State
Mass Vaccination Clinic Update. At the Mass Flu Clinics on October
29, 30, 31, we will have seasonal vaccine available for the general public;
however, the H1N1 vaccine will be available only for pregnant women and
children ages 6 months to 4 years until supplies run out.” Download(Source:
American Hospital Association. Dated 10/22/09)
CDC
Guidance for Responses to Influenza for Institutions of Higher Education during
the 2009-2010 Academic Year
Limiting Flu is in Your Hands: ACH Advice for Parents as School Starts Back
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