Influenza Resources

We have created this page to help you find the resources you need to protect yourself and those in your care from influenza during the 2009-2010 flu season.

The resources linked to from this page focus on the H1N1 flu virus (also referred to as "swine flu") as well as regular seasonal flu. These are the two types of flu that present the largest threat to humans during this flu season.

Please use the DoD Pandemic Influenza Watchboard for updated news and information on the evolving H1N1 flu pandemic. Use the following links and resources to familiarize yourself with this season's influenza situation and to help you make the correct choices when protecting yourself.

Looking for FAQs? Visit the DoD Pandemic Influenza Watchboard.

Click here for replies to questions not answered during the live Webhall event.

Web Hall Panel of Subject Matter Experts

 

Col. (Dr.) Wayne E. Hachey, Director, Preventive Medicine and Surveillance, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Health Affairs), Force Health Protection and Readiness
 
Lt. Col. (Dr.) Patrick Garman, Deputy Director, Military Vaccine Agency
 
Francine Forestell, Chief, TRICARE Customer Service
 
Col. (Dr.) Ted Cieslak, DoD Liaison to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
 
Lt. Cmdr. (Dr.) Tom Shimabukuro, Pandemic Influenza Vaccine Coordinator, Immunization Services Division, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
 
Capt. George McKenna, Force Health Protection Officer, Joint Task Force, National Capital Region Medical
 
Lt. Col. (Dr.) Steven Cersovsky, Medical Corps, US Army Director, Epidemiology & Disease Surveillance, US Army Center for Health Promotion & Preventive Medicine
 
Capt. (Dr.) Tanis Batsel-Stewart, Director, Emergency Preparedness & Contingency Support, Bureau of Medicine and Surgery
 
Lt. Col. (Dr.) Philip Gould, Chief, Preventive Medicine Operations, Air Force Medical Support Agency
 
Lt. Col. Anthony Ricci, Chief, Counter CBRN Strategy and Plans, Headquarters Air Force, Operations, Plans and Requirements Directorate 
 

Informational Articles on Flu

DoD Flu Resources

DoD Pandemic Influenza Watchboard - FAQs, DoD policy and guidelines, general facts and information, disease surveillance and detection information and DoD news on pandemic flu, including H1N1.
TRICARE Flu Resources Web site - Information and resources on H1N1 and seasonal flu for TRICARE beneficiaries.
Defense.gov - H1N1 Flu: What You Should Know - News from around the Department of Defense on the emerging H1N1 influenza pandemic.
Military Vaccine Agency (MILVAX) - H1N1 vaccination information, especially as it applies to the DoD H1N1 vaccination effort for active duty, Guard and Reserves.
 

Resources Outside the DoD

Flu.gov - Dept. of Health and Human Services flu resource page that includes essential flu information for individuals, families, caregivers, professionals and more.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - CDC's 2009 H1N1 flu page, including weekly situation updates on the spread of H1N1 flu.

 


More Flu Information

Articles

AFPS: Experts Answer H1N1 Questions Online

AFPS: Physicians Discuss H1N1 Lessons Learned

AFPS: Department Receives First H1N1 Vaccine Shipments

AFPS: Military Will Have Enough H1N1 Vaccine, Officials Say

AFPS: H1N1 Vaccine Order Includes Enough for National Guard

Air Force: PACAF Addresses H1N1 as Cold, Flu Season Begins

FDA: FDA Approves Vaccines for 2009 H1N1 Influenza Virus

Podcasts

Dot Mil Docs 75: Seasonal Flu and H1N1

Dot Mil Docs 74: Novel H1N1 Vaccination

Dot Mil Docs 72: Seasonal Flu Vaccines

Videos

Prevent yourself from getting seasonal flu

H1N1 flu vaccine details

 

 

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