Public Health Response to Severe Seasonal Influenza

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 01/16/2018 With the spike in flu cases around the country, this 59-minute presentation provides key and timely information for public health professionals on how to reduce the spread of seasonal flu in communities, and adjust to spot shortages in antiviral drugs because of high influenza activity in some areas. Speakers discuss the impact of the current flu season, the predominance of influenza A H3N2, and the efforts underway to overcome contemporary H3N2 vaccine challenges. (Video or Multimedia)

Source: Disaster Lit: Resource Guide for Disaster Medicine and Public Health - January 24, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: The U.S. National Library of Medicine Source Type: news