Rhode Island: Using Flu to Prepare for COVID-19 Vaccination
Rhode Island provided information on their flu plans and how they relate to COVID-19 vaccination plans.
Nevada: Protecting Nevada Flu Campaign
Nevada developed a media campaign around the themes of "Protecting Nevada" and "A battle is raging in our community and we're calling all Nevadans to take up arms against the enemy flu." The goal of this campaign was to encourage…
DC: Spread Love, Not the Flu
To increase flu vaccination during the 2020-2021 flu season, DC used specific media outlets such as radio and social media. Part of DC's media campaign for flu vaccination was images with the tagline "Spread Love, Not the Flu" and a…
DC: Spread Creativity, Not the Flu
To increase flu vaccination during the 2020-2021 flu season, DC used specific media outlets such as radio and social media. Part of DC's media campaign for flu vaccination was images with the tagline "Spread Creativity, Not the Flu" and a…
Pennsylvania: 2020 Flu Campaign Materials
To encourage flu vaccination during the 2020-2021 season Pennsylvania created a media campaign with the slogan "Get the Shot, Skip the Flu." You can find examples of the materials here: https://www.health.pa.gov/topics/programs/immunizations/Pages/Flu-Campaign.aspx
Indiana: Increasing Immunization Vaccination Coverage
Through the creation of an Influenza Steering Committee that included partnerships with Medicaid, AAP - Indiana Chapter, Indiana Immunization Coalition, and the Indiana Pharmacy Alliance; Indiana was able to address the issue of increasing their immunization vaccine coverage. These efforts…
Wisconsin: Population Level Estimates of Immunization During Pregnancy in Wisconsin
It can be difficult to estimate true population level estimates of immunization during pregnancy. Surveys and research studies have been designed to give an estimate, but both have biases that need to be considered. Certain subpopulations may not be considered…
New Jersey: Influenza Honor Roll
In New Jersey, estimated influenza vaccination rate for those ages 6 months and older was 48.1% for the 2017-2018 flu season. There has been little improvement to the rate over the past few years. Two factors that play into low…
Arkansas: School-located Flu Clinics
The Arkansas Department of Health has been conducting school-located flu clinics in most public schools across the state since 2005. For the 2017-2018 flu season and when adding in private schools and a few daycares, there were 1,706 clinic sites held with 133,060 doses of flu vaccine administered. School-located flu clinics are being conducted again…
Rhode Island: Health Care Worker Flu Vaccination Law
The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH), in conjunction with its Flu Task Force, modified regulations pertaining to health care worker (HCW) immunization requirements to require annual flu vaccination.