Public health response to influenza

January 16, 2018 at 1:00 p.m. (ET)Note: January 16 CDC Public Health Grand Rounds topic change to: \u201cPublic Health Response to Severe Influenza\u201dThe topic for CDC\u2019s Public Health Grand Rounds on January 16 will now focus on influenza. With the spike in flu cases around the country, this Grand Rounds will provide key and timely information for public health professionals on how to reduce the spread of seasonal flu in communities and adjust to spot shortages in antiviral drugs because of high influenza activity in some areas.To date, this influenza season is notable for the sheer volume of flu that most of the United States is seeing at the same time which can stress health systems. The vast majority of this activity has been caused by influenza A H3N2, associated with severe illness in young children and people 65 years and older.Presented by: Anne Schuchat, MD (RADM, USPHS), Principal Deputy Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [\u201cIntroduction\u201d]; Dan Jernigan, MD, MPH, Captain, USPHS, Director, Influenza Division, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [\u201cChasing Flu\u201d]; David Wentworth, PhD, Chief, Virology, Surveillance, and Diagnosis Branch, Influenza Division, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [\u201cThe Problem of H3N2\u201d]; Alicia Fry, MD, MPH, Captain, USPHS, Chief, Epidemiology and Prevention Branch, Influenza Division, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [\u201cMitigating Influenza with Vaccines and Antivirals\u201d].Chasing Flu [PDF version of the PowerPoint presentation by Dan Jernigan, p. 2-15] -- The Problem of H3N2 [PDF version of the PowerPoint presentation by David Wentworth, p. 16-30] -- Mitigating Influenza with Vaccines and Antivirals [PDF version of the PowerPoint presentation by Alicia Fry, p. 31-45]