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.
• Influenza Materials
  Fact sheets, brochures, flyers, signs, posters, and other materials about influenza that you can 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