#FightFlu

Why Adults with Heart Disease Need an Annual Flu Vaccine

In the US, one in four deaths is caused by heart disease, making it one of the leading causes of death. To help raise awareness about the importance of heart-healthy lifestyles, including annual influenza (flu) vaccination, American Heart Month is observed each February …

How Drive-Thru Vaccinations Can Help #StopTheSpread

Drive-thru respiratory vaccination programs could offer a template for distribution of COVID-19 vaccines, when they become available for the general public …

Flu Vaccination Is More Important Than Ever This Flu Season

The more people vaccinated against flu, the more people protected from flu—and the less likely that flu can spread, keeping people out of healthcare offices and hospitals, preserving limited medical resources to care for COVID-19 patients…

For People With Diabetes, Flu Vaccination is More Important Than Ever

November is National Diabetes Month, and the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NFID) is highlighting the importance of annual influenza (flu) vaccination as a critical component of diabetes management…

Tips for Staying Safe This Halloween

As if Halloween weren’t scary enough, respiratory viruses can also haunt trick-or-treating traditions. Although some Halloween activities may increase the risk of getting or spreading COVID-19 or influenza (flu), there are things you can do to help protect yourself and your family while still having fun…

The Dangers of Influenza and COVID-19 in Adults with Chronic Health Conditions

The National Foundation for Infectious Diseases has released a new Call to Action report on the risks of influenza (flu) and COVID-19 in adults with chronic health conditions and the importance of annual flu vaccination…

2020 NFID Annual Influenza/Pneumococcal Disease News Conference: News Round Up

The 2020 NFID Influenza/Pneumococcal Disease News Conference, featuring keynote speaker Anthony S. Fauci, MD, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases at the National Institutes of Health, focused on key messages around the prevention and treatment of flu and pneumococcal disease…

ID News Round-Up: #COVID-19 and #Flu

Read recent news of interest from the world of infectious diseases, with a focus on COVID-19 and preparing for the 2020-2021 influenza (flu) season…

The Importance of Preparing for the Next Pandemic

As the US grapples with one of the worst public health crises of our lifetime, the consequences of years of underfunding US healthcare infrastructure and research and development are becoming all too clear. The infrastructure used for the COVID-19 response today is the same infrastructure that was built to address seasonal and pandemic influenza (flu) over the last two decades.