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Key Studies and News Reports from the 2021 – 2022 Flu Season
  • Jun 23. 2022 CDC Director Adopts Preference for Specific Flu Vaccines for Seniors
  • Jun 23. 2022 ACIP Flu Meeting Update: Flu Vaccines Worked Better than Reported & ACIP Recommends Specific Vaccines For Seniors
  • May 04. 2022 CDC-Coauthored Study Shows Room for Improvement in Antiviral Use and Vaccination Rates for Flu in U.S. Hospitalized Children
  • Mar 18. 2022 Flu Activity Increasing Late in the Season
  • Feb 25. 2022 Latest U.S. Flu Vaccination Coverage Estimates Continue to Show Concerning Drops in Coverage Among People at Increased Risk for Flu Complications
  • Feb 04. 2022 CDC Study in Kenya Suggests Being Pregnant Doubles the Risk of Flu Illness
  • Dec 29. 2021 CDC Urges Flu Vaccination as Flu Activity Picks Up
  • Nov 19. 2021 CDC Tracking Flu in Young Adults
  • Nov 15. 2021 Increasing Flu Activity in Some States, Especially Among Young Adults
  • Nov 10. 2021 CDC Collaboration Improves Flu Vaccination Efforts in Latin America and the Caribbean
  • Oct 27. 2021 Early, Low Estimates for Flu Vaccination Coverage in Some Groups Raise Concerns at CDC
  • Oct 22. 2021 CDC Reports Two New Variant Influenza (Flu) Virus Infections
  • Oct 08. 2021 CDC 2021-2022 Flu Vaccination Campaign Kickoff
Last Reviewed: February 4, 2022
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (NCIRD)
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