Flu

The effects of many vaccines can wear off over time. For best protection, it is important to stay up to date with vaccines that protect against infectious respiratory diseases during the fall season.

Nursing homes can use this autumn crossword puzzle to promote respiratory illness awareness and prevention.

This fall-themed word search game for nursing homes includes tips for staying healthy.

Moving Needles is a five-year cooperative agreement between PALTmed (Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medical Association, formerly known as AMDA) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). They provide strategies and ideas for evidence-based quality improvement projects to improve immunization rates in nursing homes.

Getting all vaccines will help protect you from severe symptoms so you can enjoy more time with important people in your life.

American Medical Association (AMA) President Bruce Scott, MD, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Mandy Cohen, MD, MPH, discuss vaccinations, treatment and other tools that can keep everyone safer this respiratory illness season. Free Continuing Education (CE) available until Sept. 9, 2024. Course number: WC4847-080624 | Access code: CDC-AMA2024

VISs are produced by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to explain both the benefits and risks of a vaccine. Print and share this Immunize.org flyer that makes influenza VIS translations available in 46 languages via QR code links.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommend the updated 2024-2025 COVID-19 vaccines and the updated 2024-2025 flu vaccines to protect against severe COVID-19 and flu this fall and winter. It is safe to receive COVID-19 and flu vaccines at the same visit.

Older Americans who are not vaccinated are at greater risk of serious illness. Read this press release from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) advising vaccines to protect older adults against all three fall/winter respiratory illnesses: flu, COVID-19 and RSV.

The American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living (AHCA/NCAL) created this toolkit to help long-term care providers encourage and facilitate vaccinations among their residents and staff.

This web-friendly holiday poster reminds readers of the three Ws to keep your season happy and bright - wear a mask, wash your hands and watch your distance.

This printable holiday poster reminds readers of the three Ws to keep your season happy and bright - wear a mask, wash your hands and watch your distance.

This Sept. 15, 2022, LTC Connect recording is the first of a two-part immunization webinar series. This session focuses on influenza vaccinations for residents and staff. Discussion includes the benefits of and recommendations for the influenza vaccine, as well as how nursing facilities can use data to improve vaccination processes and reporting.

Use this tool with the influenza example to help you set up your measures for reporting your quality improvement project. This document is a draft of suggestions and must be modified by the facility team to ensure they reflect their QI work.

Use this fishbone diagram to help your organization conduct a root cause analysis. This document is a draft of suggestions and must be modified by the facility team to ensure they reflect their QI work.

You may be confused about whether your symptoms are truly allergy related, flu or symptoms of an infection like COVID-19. This flyer helps distinguish the differences.

View this video recording to learn more about the Quality Measures (QM) specification for the percent of short-stay residents who were accessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine. Duration: 14:52

This mini-toolkit includes influenza vaccine resources for the nursing home team as well as residents and their families.

The Quality Measure Tip Sheet provides an overview of the influenza vaccine measure, MDS coding requirements and additional tips and assessment considerations.

View and share these easy-to-read facts about the flu and flu vaccinations with your patients.

This flyer in Spanish for Puerto Rico promotes getting all vaccines to help protect from severe symptoms so you can enjoy more time with important people in your life.

This U.S. Spanish flyer promotes getting all vaccines to help protect from severe symptoms so you can enjoy more time with important people in your life.