Focus On: Influenza
Page reviewed and updated: October 2024
Influenza is a serious disease that can lead to hospitalization and sometimes even death. Every flu season is different, and infection can affect people differently. The single best way to prevent against the flu is yearly vaccinations. It is recommended that everyone six months or older gets a flu vaccine every season. Universal vaccination will expand protection to more people, but it is particularly important for those at high risk of serious complications. This includes anyone with a chronic illness, children younger than five years, adults 65 years or older, pregnant women and nursing home residents.
To learn more about influenza, and to keep yourself and those around you healthy this season, please explore the content below.
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Free Recognizing and Managing Adult Viral Infections
Lippincott® NursingCenter®, November 2023
Free Recognizing and Managing Influenza
Lippincott® NursingCenter®, October 2023
Influenza Articles, CE, and Blog Posts
Assessment of Knowledge and Biosecurity Practices Related to Avian Influenza Among Poultry Workers in a District of South India
Journal of Public Health Management & Practice, September/October 2024
Pivoting from Influenza to COVID-19 Vaccinations: How a Minnesota Vaccination Program Reduced Barriers for Refugee, Immigrant, and Migrant Communities Accessing Vaccines During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Journal of Public Health Management & Practice, September/October 2024
Bird Flu Outbreaks Raise Concern Among Infectious Disease Experts
AJN, American Journal of Nursing, July 2024
Another Shot?! Vaccine Recommendations for 2023
Lippincott® NursingCenter®, September 2023
Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on the Influenza Vaccination and Predictors of Influenza Vaccination in Japan: A Cross-sectional Study
Journal of Public Health Management & Practice, September/October 2023
Effect of Probiotics on Common Cold, Influenza, and Influenza-Like Illness: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
Topics in Clinical Nutrition, July/September 2023
Cutaneous Adverse Reactions Following Influenza Vaccination in Adults
Advances in Skin & Wound Care, June 2023
Pandemic Influenza Interprofessional Education Informs Today's COVID-19 Reality
Nurse Educator, May/June 2022
Leveraging predictive analytics to reduce influenza and COVID-19-related adverse events
Nursing2022, March 2022
Improving Influenza Vaccination Rates in an Underserved Primary Care Clinic Using a Simple Educational Tool
Quality Management in Health Care, April/June 2022
CE Nurses on the Front Line: The 1918 Influenza and COVID-19 Pandemics
Nursing2021, August 2021
