Influenza (Flu)
- Where to Get Vaccinated
Find a flu vaccine clinic near you.
- Influenza Basics
General information about flu, including symptoms, complications, vaccines, and treatment.
- Influenza Statistics
Weekly reports of disease statistics, including the type and severity of disease in Minnesota.
- For Health Professionals
Information specific to health care providers regarding specimen collection, submission, and treatment for flu.
Testing | Rapid Testing | Reporting | Vaccine | Treatment and Antivirals - For Long-Term Care
Infection control in long-term care facilities is of utmost importance during the flu season.
- For School Health Personnel
Resources to help school health personnel address influenza in the schools.
- For Child Care
Information specific to child care staff about influenza.
- Printed Materials on Influenza
Fact sheets, brochures, flyers, signs, posters, and other materials about influenza that you can print and use.
- Novel and Variant Influenza A Viruses
New (novel) and highly pathogenic influenza A viruses have the potential to cause a pandemic if the virus were to change to become easily and sustainably spread from person-to-person. Variant influenza A virus does not usually infect people but occur in pigs, and are very different from human seasonal viruses.
Novel Influenza A | Variant Influenza A