Infection

Slideshows

COVID-19 has changed many of what we know as standard operating procedures during flu season. How would you handle these 5 situations, for example?

Influenza Vaccination During COVID-19: 5 Questions for Primary Care 

Podcasts

"Primary Viewpoints," a podcast from Patient Care Online, brings you an exclusive interview with incoming AAFP president Sterling Ransone, MD. 

Primary Viewpoints Episode 11: AAFP President-elect Discusses Greatest Concerns about Upcoming Flu Season

Videos

Schaffner, medical director of the National Foundation for Infectious Disease, says we need to re-educate on the dangers of flu and "sell" the influenza vaccine to the vaccine-fatigued.  


Vanderbilt’s William Schaffner, MD, says Getting Flu Shots into Arms Won’t Be Easy 

Incoming AAFP president Ransone is clear that this year's flu season will be hard on all front line clinicians. In this short video, he talks about AAFP members' greatest concerns. 

AAFP President-elect Sterling Ransone, Jr, MD, says Flu Season Could Test FPs, Again

Test what you know about flu seasons past and what the flu season present might have in store with 8 questions based on the history. Remember: Winter is coming. 

Flu Seasons Compared: 8 Questions on 2020-2021 and What Might Happen This Year 

Articles

ESC Congress 2021: Results from the largest trial of its kind suggest that flu vaccination should be part of in-hospital treatment after myocardial infarction.

ESC 2021: Flu Vaccine Cuts Risk of Death, Heart Attack in Patients with Heart Disease

There is something new with the flu and the vaccine against it every year. We summarized answers to 10 questions frequently asked by patients and clinicians alike. 

The 2021-2022 Flu Vaccine: 10 Frequently Asked Questions 

IAC president Kelly Moore, MD, MPH, has a long history of fighting flu and promoting vaccination. She talks about the influenza/COVID season to come and using the best tools we have.  



Immunization Action Coalition President and Flu Expert Dr Kelly Moore Explains Primary Care's "Tall Order" 

Low rates of routine adult vaccination, reduced further during the 2020-21 pandemic months, threaten a surge in these conditions as the US reopens, says the National Adult and Influenza Immunization Summit. 
  

Adult Vaccination Against Preventable Diseases Now Urgent, says NAIIS

Influenza season brings vaccine fear and misconceptions every year. Stay ahead of patients with our quiz on their questions for you. 