Flu
This collection includes resources available to protect children from the flu.
The Flu: What Parents Need to Know
The webpage provides essential information for parents about the flu. It covers flu symptoms (fever, cough, sore throat, body aches), how the flu spreads, and …
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Pediatric Respiratory Virus Surge Response - Fall/Winter 2022-23
This after-action report discusses the Pediatric Pandemic Network's (PPN) efforts to assist in responding to the pediatric respiratory medical surge incident during Fall/Winter 2022-23. It …
Pediatric Preparedness for the Winter Viral Surge
This guide provides tips for improving hospital preparedness, considering the surge of pediatric viral infections in winter. The tips include having enough medical supplies, making …
ASPR TRACIE Roundtable: Lessons Learned from the Pediatric Tripledemic – Systems, Staff, Space, and Supplies
2023
· ASPR TRACIE,
· Region V for Kids
This webinar shares lessons from the Pediatric Tripledemic, focusing on systems, staff, space, and supplies. It describes how hospitals managed challenges like medication shortages and …
Summer 2023 ACIP Update: RSV Prevention and Updated Recommendations on Other Vaccines
2023
· University of Colorado,
· Children's National Hospital,
· University of South Florida,
· University of Alabama at Birmingham,
· University of Cincinnati,
· Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
This article describes updates from the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) about vaccines for children. It highlights new recommendations for using nirsevimab, a monoclonal …
Common Immunization Questions from Parents
This webpage describes common questions parents have about vaccines. It explains that babies' immune systems can handle vaccines and that they protect against serious diseases. …
FluView Interactive
This webpage features FluView Interactive, a tool from the CDC that shows flu data in different ways. It describes how users can see information about …
Cold Weather Safety
This 2-page document provides cold weather safety tips that can assist parents and school staff to keep children healthy, safe, and warm in the winter. …
Past Examples of Probable Limited, Non-Sustained, Person-to-Person Spread of Avian Influenza A Viruses
This webpage describes how avian influenza A viruses, which mainly infect birds, can sometimes spread to humans. Human infections usually happen after close contact with …
Providence Virtual Pediatric Grand Rounds: Tripledemic: Cover Your Sneeze, Please!
This webinar is about the "Tripledemic," focusing on RSV, influenza, and COVID-19. Speakers share their expertise on these illnesses affecting children, discussing symptoms, risk factors, …