Flu Vaccine Information
Welcome Volunteers! Thank you again for being a part of the Boston Coalition for Adult Immunization. The following documents will be helpful in preparing you for the vaccine clinic.
Administration of Influenza Immunizations
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Fact Sheet About the Flu
http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/pubs/vis/downloads/vis-flu.pdf
Flu Dosage
http://www.cdc.gov/flu/pdf/dosagechart.pdf
“Evolution of a Pandemic” – WHO Publication about the H1N1 (Swine Flu) worldwide pandemic of the 2009-2010 season: http://whqlibdoc.who.int/publications/2010/9789241599924_eng.pdf
The CDC performs constant surveillance of influenza incidence and mortality: http://www.cdc.gov/flu/weekly/
http://gis.cdc.gov/grasp/fluview/main.html
According to the CDC, Fluzone, a higher dose vaccine will be available for adults 65 and over for the 2011-2012 flu season. This is an effort to increase immunity against the virus in the coming season to decrease the incidence of post-vaccine infection. http://www.cdc.gov/flu/protect/vaccine/qa_fluzone.htm
Helpful Websites:
CDC: http://www.cdc.gov/
