For Parents, Individuals, and Families

The Flu  Basic Information Sheet (Food and Drug Administration Web Site)
The Flu Krew from the Immune Platoon Disease Database (CDC Web Site) 
Influenza, the Disease (Medline Plus Web Site - a service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine)
Influenza Vaccine (Parents of Kids with Infectious Diseases Web Site)

Flu Vaccine for the 2011-12 Season Available Now - Find a Flu Shot (American Lung Association Web Site)
Flu Vaccine is Recommended for Everyone 6 Months of Age and Older: Flu Vaccination Recommendations 2011-12 ( k.pdf)

Protect Yourself and Your Children From The Flu: The Flu: A Guide for Parents (251k.pdf)
Flu: A guide of parents of children or adolescents with chronic health conditions (58k.pdf)

Pregnant Women Need a Flu Shot (CDC Web Site)

Flu Questions and Answers (U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services)
Flu Questions and Answers Spanish (Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Web Site)

• Is it safe to get flu vaccine while breastfeeding?  Yes, read this: Breastfeeding and the Flu (41k.pdf)
• Does flu vaccine contain thimerosal? Some flu vaccines contain thimerosal, but most do not. Read this: Thimerosal and Flu Vaccine (38k.pdf)

Is It a Cold or the Flu  English (National Institutes of Health Web site) 
¿Será un resfrio o será la gripe? Spanish (National Institutes of Health Web site)
More Information on Influenza Seasonal, Pandemic, Avian (National Institutes of Health Web site)

For Healthcare Providers

Seasonal Influenza Toolkit for Nurses (ANA Web Site) from the American Nurse Association (ANA) 

2011-12 VIS for Live Intranasal Influenza Vaccine (LAIV)

• English (CDC Web Site)
• Spanish (Immunization Action Coalition Web Site)
• Other languages (Immunization Action Coalition Web Site)

2011-12 VIS for Inactivated Influenza Vaccine (TIV)

• English (CDC Web Site)
• Spanish  (Immunization Action Coalition Web Site)
• Other languages (Immunization Action Coalition Web Site)

Screening Questionnaire for Inactivated Injectable Influenza Vaccination (Immunization Action Coalition Web Site)
Screening Questionnaire for Live Attenuated Intranasal Influenza Vaccination (Immunization Action Coalition Web Site) 

Standing Orders for Administering Influenza Vaccine 
Children and Adolescents (Immunization Action Coalition Web Site) 
Adults (Immunization Action Coalition Web Site)

Flu Vaccine Dosing Guidelines for Children (45k.pdf)
Egg Allergy Flowchart (52k.pdf)
Thimerosal Content of Flu Vaccines (38k.pdf)