At the end of the 201516 influenza season, an analysis of mn hospitalizations attributed to influenza virus data supplied by mn department of health via flusurvnet19 revealed three troughs in atmospheric absolute humidity with the largest one february 14, 201620 preceding the peak of the seasonal influenza outbreak fig 1a. A combination of factors are to thank for the mild year, temte said, but an important one to consider is how much immunity people have going into the flu season. Annual influenza vaccination reduces the risk of medically attended outpatient influenza illness by 30%60%, but evidence establishing the effectiveness of influenza vaccination in preventing severe influenza illness is limited, despite the fact that severe illness is the most burdensome manifestation of influenza in. This will be the last issue of the influenza watch for the 201920 season. The 2015 16 live intranasal and inactivated influenza vaccine information statements are available for download at. The number of flu associated deaths varies year to year due to the unpredictability and fluctuations in influenza seasons. Title retrieve flu season data from the united states centers for. Immunization is an essential part of care for adults, including pregnant women. Influenza activity united states, 201415 season and. Newly reported influenza cases decreased substantially in week 14 in san diego county. Effectiveness of seasonal influenza vaccine for adults and. Communicable disease management protocol seasonal influenza august 2016 4 influenza ah1n1pdm09 was the most common strain detected in africa, the americas, asia, europe and oceania for most of the 201516 season 11.
Influenza activity can sometimes be predicted and even tracked geographically. Everyone 6 months of age and older should get an annual flu vaccine to prevent sickness, healthcare visits, hospitalizations, and deaths from influenza. Consent form 2015 16 inactivated influenza vaccine. For the phase 2 extension of the flu vaccination programme in 201516, all children of. Ninety influenzalike illness outbreaks in long term care facilities have been reported for the 2019 2020 season to date.
The season lasted for 22 weeks until week 202016, when the positivity rate dropped to 11%. Form 16 16a is the certificate of deduction of tax at source and issued on deduction of tax by the employer on behalf of the employees. Please note all data are preliminary and may change as data are updated. Employers are expected to issue form 16 to their employees every year by the 15th of june of the following year. People who are at high risk of serious flu illness should take flu antiviral drugs quickly if they get sick. The season occurs during the cold half of the year in each hemisphere. Flu deaths less than 18 years of age are reportable to cdph. To examine the potential consequences of the decision to not recommend laiv, which may result in decreased influenza vaccination coverage in the u. Preventive behaviors adults report using to avoid catching. On top of that, the flu vaccine wasnt wellmatched, but t his years a different story.
Immform website and ensuring that vaccine wastage is minimised. Influenza vaccine composition for the 201516 season. Humidity as a nonpharmaceutical intervention for influenza a. Influenza vaccination for pregnant women is especially important because pregnant women who contract influenza are at greater risk of maternal morbidity and mortality in addition to fetal morbidity, including congenital anomalies, spontaneous abortion, preterm birth, and low birth. Serious outcomes of flu infection can result in hospitalization or death. It is mandatory to issue these certificates to tax payers. Influenza vaccination coverage estimates for persons 6 months and older by state, hhs region, and the united states, national immunization survey flu nis flu and behavioral risk factor surveillance system brfss, 2015 16 influenza season. Influenza virus causes a contagious respiratory illness in humans that poses a major public health threat, especially to vulnerable populations such as children and adolescents, who have less mature immune systems. Influenza activity united states, 201415 season and composition of the 201516 influenza vaccine.
The week of april 4 was the last week inseason influenza burden estimates will be provided for the 20192020 season. Weekly influenza and respiratory illness activity report. Week 4 january 1925, 2020 week 3 january 1218, 2020 week 2. Srivastav a, santibanez ta, lu pj, stringer mc, dever ja, bostwick m, et al. Estimated interim vaccine effectiveness ve against the seasons predominant h3n2 strain is only 25%, possibly due to virus mutations during eggbased production that influence antigenicity, or variation in immunogenicity in certain populations. Prevention of influenza hospitalization among adults in the united states, 20152016. Compared with previous seasons, primary care consultation rates for influenzalike illness iliacute respiratory infection ari were similar in most eueea countries. During the 201516 season, most ah1n1 pdm09 viruses that were. Cumulative monthly influenza vaccination coverage estimates among children 6 months through 17 years and adults 18 years and older, puerto rico, national immunization survey flu nis flu and behavioral risk factor surveillance system brfss, 2015 16 influenza season. Immunizing health care workers hcws helps prevent the spread of influenza in health care settings. Currently, there are two types of influenza vaccines available to children and adolescents, the inactivated influenza vaccine iiv and the live attenuated influenza vaccine laiv. The influenza vaccine is the best form of prevention from. During the 201516 influenza season, the cdcs advisory committee on immunization practices acip removed the 201415 preferential recommendation for live attenuated influenza vaccine laiv for healthy children aged 2 through 8 years.
Oregon health care workers influenza vaccination annual report. Because influenza surveillance does not capture all cases of flu that occur in the u. It can cause mild to severe illness and at times can lead to death. Influenza division, centers for disease control and prevention.
Potential consequences of not using live attenuated. Preventive behaviors adults report using to avoid catching or. Summary 2015 16 pdf mdh uses several systems during influenza season to estimate the level of influenza activity among minnesotans. Hospitalizations from the 201718 influenza season were the highest in over a decade. Additionally, there have been 170 confirmed fluassociated pediatric deaths for the 20192020.
Marcy, if you can hit next slide again, that should put a red box around some of those data the three columns to the left. Vaccines for children influenza vaccine is available 20152016 influenza season. Also, beginning for the 201516 season, reports from public health and. Although the start and end date of a flu season can vary, the 2015 16 season peaked in march of 2016. This year, the central board of direct taxes cbdt has made a couple of changes to the way we file our taxes. Prevention of influenza hospitalization among adults in. So the next slide, number 15, these show data from the flu ve network for a total of six seasons, from 201011 through 2015 16. After revising the information to be provided in partb of form16, cbdt has issued another notification where it has made it mandatory for employers to download and issue partb of form 16 to employees only from the traces portal. Influenza flu is a contagious respiratory illness caused by influenza viruses. Comparing the immunogenicity of influenza vaccines laiv. Factors associated with revaccination rates from the 201516 season to the 201617 season were evaluated by building a logistic regression model using revaccination as the outcome variable and patient race, ethnicity, age, gender, insurance status, and type of vaccination in the 201516 season as candidate covariates. We produced enough supply of all tamiflu formulations to be prepared for a severe flu season. Everyone 6 months and older get a flu vaccine each season.
Vaccines for children influenza vaccine is available. Results from the us hospitalized adult influenza vaccine effectiveness network haiven jill m ferdinands. How to use fluzone intraderm quad 2015 16 pf 36 mcg0. Evolutioninformed forecasting of seasonal influenza a. Influenza the flu is a serious disease spread by coughs and sneezes and caused by influenza a or b viruses, mainly during the winter season. More than 12,000 people ages 65 and older died from the disease during the last flu season starting oct. The 20152016 influenza season has come to an end in europe, with almost all countries now reporting low influenza activity for a number of weeks. During the winter season of 201516, an increased number of influenza virus cases 44.
In almost all countries, the season was dominated by influenza ah1n1pdm09 viruses. Laiv4 prior to july 1, 2015, only need 1 dose of 201516 flu vaccine if a child has not received at least 2 seasonal flu doses iiv3, iiv4, laiv3, or laiv4 before july 1, 2015, administer 2 doses of flu vaccine, separated by 4 weeks. The disease is spread through physical contact and dov yewll hopes that a vaccine developed by a colleague in the bay area will arrive in enough time for them to contain its spread. How mild or severe a flu season is depends on a few different factors, including vaccination rates and vaccine efficacy. Although two strains of influenza a have been circulating globally for decades, these strains mutate quickly to try to escape host immunity.
It can cause mild to severe illness, and at times can lead to death. Avian influenza at a glance what is avian influenza. The season started in eueea countries in week 522015, with the netherlands reporting regional spread, while sweden reported widespread activity. Form 16 is the most commonly heard form and if you are a salaried person, you should have received form 16 annually from your employer. Jan 09, 2015 health officials warn the flu season is shaping up to be a particularly difficult one. Protection lasts throughout the flu season, which usually peaks in january or february and continues into the. Washington state department of health, communicable disease epidemiology. Sometimes people get the flu because they touch an object or surface with flu virus on it and then touch their eyes, nose, or mouth. Influenza vaccine recommendations for the 201617 flu season will be published by the cdc in. That is more than double the death toll of the 201617 flu season and six times the number from 2015 16, the bulletin found when analyzing data that the u. Between october 1, 2019 through april 4, 2020 it is estimated that there have been. After developing the model, they used it to predict that. Centers for disease control and prevention cdc maintains on death. Seasonal influenza annual epidemiological report for.
A dose of flu vaccine is recommended every flu season. To better contextualize the data presented in these reports, we have grouped them by season rather than calendar year. Influenza spreads readily from person to person in schools, workplaces and homes. Sep 22, 2016 the later stages of the 201516 season were dominated by influenza b circulation, with the majority of viruses antigenically similar to bbrisbane602008, the influenza bvictoria lineage component included in the 201516 northern hemisphere quadrivalent vaccine but not in the trivalent vaccine. Influenza vaccination rates in children decline when the. Flu associated deaths are estimated to range from approximately 3,000 to 49,000 people annually1. Laboratory confirmed flu activity as reported by clinical laboratories continues to decrease. Service specifications no seasonal influenza immunisation programme 2015 16 and no a seasonal influenza immunisation programme for. Prevention and control of influenza with vaccines cdc. Ninety six labconfirmed influenza deaths have been reported for the 2019 2020 season to date. Not only are there different types and strains of flu, but every flu season varies, with some years being worse than others in terms of number of people infected and the severity of their illness. That is more than double the death toll of the 201617 flu season and six times the number from 2015 16. During the 2015 16 influenza season, the cdcs advisory committee on immunization practices acip removed the 201415 preferential recommendation for live attenuated influenza vaccine laiv for healthy children aged 2 through 8 years.
Comparing the immunogenicity of influenza vaccines laiv and. Data reported in this slide set include cases from october 2015 through may 2016. Tackle the flu resources are available for your use in educating your clients on the importance of vaccinating against the. Weeks 37 and 38 september 720, 2014 weeks 35 and 36 august 24 september 6, 2014 weeks 33 and 34 august 1023, 2014 weeks 31 and 32 july 27 august 9, 2014 weeks 29 and 30 july 26, 2014. The flu usually spreads from person to person when someone with the flu coughs or sneezes. Access all weekly influenza surveillance reports for 2015 16 season. It contains all the details required to prepare your income tax returns and file them. Form 16 is basically a certificate that employers issue to their employees. See the editorial commentary by keitel and atmar, on pages 12402. Nhs england annual flu immunisation plan and letter 201516. Many models exist to predict influenza seasons, but du et al. If an assessee is employed under one employer only during the year, certificate in form no.
Influenza often referred to as flu is an acute viral infection of the respiratory tract nose, mouth, throat, bronchial tubes and lungs characterised by a fever, chills, headache, muscle and joint pain, and fatigue. Florida influenza surveillance reports florida department. Prevention of influenza hospitalization among adults in the. By the end of the 201516 season, influenza b virus predominated for most of the northern hemisphere 12. Sentinel provider surveillance outpatients mdh collaborates with healthcare providers who report the total number of patients seen and the total number of those patients p resenting to outpatient clinics with influenza like illness. Read all vaccine information available from your health care professional before receiving the vaccine. The objective of this study was to characterize the influenza and other respiratory pathogens by realtime pcr assay. These certificates provide details of tds tcs for various transactions between deductor and deductee.
The influenza vaccine is the best form of prevention from influenza illness due to the vaccines ability to elicit an antibody response without causing illness. Update on avian influenza in animals types h5 and h7. During the 201516 influenza season in europe, the cocirculating influ enza viruses. Feb 15, 2018 the six seasons analyzed 201011 through 2015 16 followed the 2009 pandemic year, and to conduct the study researchers used information gathered from the influenza hospitalization surveillance network, among other databases. As in previous seasons, influenza activity started in week 512015 and lasted until week 202016.
Last year was a bad year and many people came down with the flu. Signs and symptoms include fever, cough, headache, muscle aches, and weakness. Practitioners collected in a standardised report form information including. The 20152016 influenza season has come to an end in europe, with almost all. People over the age of 65 represented the greatest number of flu hospitalizations, ranging from 87,000 to 523,000. The acip recommendations for the 201718 flu season refer to the studies of waning immunity that examine a single year and single subtype h3n2 and point to small sample sizes and inconsistent results with respect to age. Feb 14, 2020 this chart shows the development of u.
The flu is a contagious illness that affects the nose, throat, lungs, and other parts of the body. Influenza vaccination among healthcare workers in california general acute care hospitals for the 2015 16 influenza season healthcareassociated infections program, california department of public health. In order to file your income tax returns each year, form 16 is the underlying premise that simplifies the return filing procedure. Influenza vaccination among healthcare workers in california general acute care hospitals for the 201516 influenza season healthcareassociated infections program, california department of public health. Ve against all influenza a and b us flu ve network. There is no preference between laiv4 over iiv3 or iiv4 for any age group vaccinate with an age appropriate iiv dose or laiv4 dose some children age 6 months through 8 years may require 2 doses of seasonal flu vaccine in 2015 16 to best protect them. Influenza infections are responsible for over 200,000 hospitalizations and over 3,600 deaths a year. Barron county public health cameron school district. Etiology of coinfections in children with influenza during. Flu season is an annually recurring time period characterized by the prevalence of outbreaks of influenza flu. Oct 02, 2018 more than 12,000 people ages 65 and older died from the disease during the last flu season starting oct. Jul 12, 2016 although the start and end date of a flu season can vary, the 2015 16 season peaked in march of 2016.
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