In New Jersey, estimated influenza vaccination rate for those ages 6 months and older was 48.1% for the 2017-2018 flu season. There has been little improvement to the rate over the past few years. Two factors that play into low…
The Arkansas Department of Health has been conducting school-located flu clinics in most public schools across the state since 2005. For the 2017-2018 flu season and when adding in private schools and a few daycares, there were 1,706 clinic sites held with 133,060 doses of flu vaccine administered. School-located flu clinics are being conducted again…
The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH), in conjunction with its Flu Task Force, modified regulations pertaining to health care worker (HCW) immunization requirements to require annual flu vaccination.
[2016 Bull’s-Eye Award Winner] To increase flu immunization rates among college-aged young adults, Michigan created a competitive atmosphere between colleges and universities to see which school could achieve the highest rates. The “College Flu Challenge” received funding from partners to…