Flu News & Updates

Flu News & Updates

⇒ Update #24: (11/17/09) - Monroe County will be holding multiple H1N1 Swine Flu Clinics on Thursday, November 19 and Saturday, November 21. There is no charge for the vaccination. These clinics are for Monroe County residents who are at highest-risk of illness from H1N1....Learn more

⇒ Update #23: (11/10/09) - Seasonal and H1N1 Influenza Clinics Temporarily Suspended at RGHS...Read more

⇒ Update #22: (11/6/09) - Key Issues for Clinicians Concerning Antiviral Treatments for 2009 H1N1...Read more

⇒ Update #21: (11/4/09) - Monroe County Influenza Update...Read more

⇒ Update #20: (10/29/09) - Commissioner Waiver...Read more 

⇒ Update #19: (10/29/09) - A Message from State Health Commissioner to Health Care Providers Wanting to Receive H1N1 Flu Vaccine...Read more

⇒ Update #18: (10/29/09) - Rochester General and Newark-Wayne Hospitals Enact Further Restrictions on Young Visitors...Read more

⇒ Update #17: (10/26/09) - Influenza Update: RGHS H1N1 Flu Clinics have been temporarily suspended...Read more

⇒ Update #16: (10/26/09) - Health Advisory: Updated Clinical Guidance For Health Care Providers For the 2009-2010 Influenza Season...Read more

⇒Update #15: (10/23/09) - State Suspends Policy on Mandatory Influenza Vaccine; RGH Enacts Temporary Restriction on Visitors to OB/GYN and Pediatric Units...Read more

⇒ Update #14: (10/21/09) - State Supreme Court Issues Temporary Halt to Mandated Influenza Vaccination...Read more

⇒ Update #13: (9/18/09) - Health Advisory: Clinical Guidance for Healthcare Providers for the 2009-2010 Influenza Season...Read more

⇒ Update #12: (8/17/09) - Health Advisory: 2009-2010 Influenza Seasonal Vaccine Supply Determination as Required By Public Health Law §211...Read more

⇒ Update #11: (6/24/09) - Testing for Influenza Recommended Only When Results Will Change Medical Management...Read more

⇒ Update #10: (6/10/09) - Influenza Testing (rapid test and culture)...Read more

⇒ Update #9: (6/2/09) - Novel H1N1 Flu Update...Read more

⇒ Update #8: (5/29/09) - Update From Infection Prevention:

• We are continuing to see cases of Influenza A both in admitted patients as well as outpatients. Please continue to maintain a high level of awareness and test patients for influenza who are admitted with fever and respiratory illness (cough, sore throat and runny nose; pneumonia or ARDS)or those who develop such symptoms while in the hospital 
   
• influenza antiviral drugs should be used to to treat severe influenza illness (including those who are hospitalized or are considered at high risk of serious influenza-related complications ).

⇒ Update #7: (5/8/09) - Novel H1N1 Flu Update #4...Read more

⇒ Update #6: (5/7/09) - Novel H1N1 Flu Update #3...Read more

⇒ Update #5: (5/7/09) - MCDPH sent a communication yesterday regarding recommendation for flu testing and reporting of suspect cases in our community (outpatients and inpatients). The new CDC treatment guidelines just came out and recommend treating only hospitalized cases (suspected, probable and confirmed) and cases at high risk of complications. Visit the CDC Web site for information

⇒ Update #4: (5/5/09) - H1N1 Flu - Updated Key Points...Read more

⇒ Update #3: (4/30/09): Interim Guidance for Infection Control for Care of Patients with Confirmed or Suspected Swine Influenza (H1N1) Virus Infection in a Healthcare Setting...CDC Web site for Guidelines on Infection Control

⇒ Update #2: (4/30/09): Swine-Origin Influenza A (H1N1) Update #2 From MONROE COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH ...Read more

⇒ Update #1: (4/30/09): Commonly Asked Questions about H1N1 Flu (Swine Flu)...Read more

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