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SUMMARY:U.S. Secretary of Health Discusses Importance of Annual Influenza Prevention
DESCRIPTION:  \nU.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Tom Price\, M.D.\, joined by a panel of medical and public health experts\, will discuss the importance of annual influenza prevention for the upcoming flu season at a news conference presented by the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NFID). Price will join leading medical and public health experts to discuss current flu season\, and final vaccination coverage data from 2016-2017 season. \nWHO: National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NFID) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) \nWHEN: Thursday\, September 28\, 2017; 10-11 a.m. EDT \nWHERE: National Press Club\, 13th Floor\, First Amendment Lounge\, 529 14th Street\, NW\, Washington\, D.C. 20045 \nCONTACT: Amy Lebowitz\, amy.lebowitz@unlimitedgroup.com / 212-886-2231 \nInfluenza (flu)\, distinct from the common cold\, infects millions of people in the U.S. each year. Of those\, hundreds of thousands are hospitalized\, and thousands to tens of thousands die of flu and related complications. Influenza vaccination rates across certain populations are substantially lower than U.S. public health goals. New data on vaccine coverage\, hospitalizations and more from the 2016-2017 season can help to shed light on vaccination and hospitalization trends\, and how best to prepare for the upcoming flu season.  \nThe expert panel will address: \n\n\nVaccination trends: final vaccination coverage estimates for the 2016-2017 flu season will be released\, including estimates by age group as well as state-level data \n\n\nWho should get vaccinated? When and where to get vaccinated? \n\n\nWhat individuals need to know about vaccines for children and older adults \n\n\nVaccine composition\, supply and new vaccine options \n\n\nBest approaches to fighting flu: prevention and treatment \n\n\nThe burden of pneumococcal disease and the benefits of vaccination \n\n\nIn addition to Dr. Price\, panelists will include: \n\n\nWilliam Schaffner\, M.D.\, (Moderator)\, NFID Medical Director and Professor of Preventive Medicine and Infectious Diseases at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine \n\n\nPatricia A. Stinchfield\, RN\, MD\, CPNP\, CIC\, Senior Director\, Infection Prevention & Control and Pediatric Nurse Practitioner\, Infectious Disease/Immunology\, Children’s Minnesota \n\n\nKathleen M. Neuzil\, MD\, MPH\, Director\, Center for Vaccine Development\, University of Maryland School of Medicine \n\n\nDaniel B. Jernigan\, MD\, MPH\, Director\, Influenza Division\, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases\, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention \n\n\nRepresentatives from other leading public health and medical organizations\, including American Academy of Family Physicians\, American Academy of Pediatrics\, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists\, American Nurses Association and Families Fighting Flu will be available to provide context around data. \nIn advance of the news conference\, NFID hosted a webinar on the fundamentals of flu and flu vaccine hosted by Dr. William Schaffner and CDC subject matter experts. An archive is available at bit.ly/flu101. \nT  1 212 886 2231 | F  1 212 886 2288 \n111 Fifth Avenue\, New York\, NY 10003 \namy.lebowitz@unlimitedgroup.com | www.healthunlimited.com    \nA part of the Unlimited Group \n 
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/u-s-secretary-of-health-discusses-importance-of-annual-influenza-prevention/
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