• Recommend a flu vaccine as vigorously as you would any life-saving measure.
• All children aged 6 months until their fifth birthday should receive an annual flu vaccine.
• All persons with an indication for an annual flu vaccination should receive one. Unlike previous flu seasons, there is no recommendation to prioritize use for flu vaccine in 2006-2007.
• Make sure you and your staff get flu shots early in the season. All health care workers should be vaccinated.
• Continue to vaccinate against flu into the late winter and spring.
• Screen all patients to determine if they should receive a pneumococcal vaccination.
Download the CHI — Influenza: Prevention and Control: http://www.nyc.gov/html/doh/downloads/pdf/chi/chi25-8.pdf
