Seasonal Flu Vaccine

Flu Supply News ↓ Industry Resources+Flu Report↓ Additional HIDA Resources↓

Background

The healthcare supply chain plays a critical role each flu season in delivering products to prevent the spread of the flu virus and protect the health of millions of Americans. Distributors provide flu vaccines, rapid diagnostics tests, hypodermic supplies and other critical medical products to healthcare settings across the U.S. HIDA works with Congress, industry partners, federal and state agencies to continually improve the flu vaccine supply chain.

What Members Need to Know

HIDA leads the HIDA Flu Initiative that partners with national organizations such as the American Medical Association (AMA) and the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases, in order to educate stakeholders on the role of distribution during the flu season.

Questions?  Contact HIDA Government Affairs:

Outlook

HIDA members as well as stakeholders in the influenza vaccine supply chain and government agencies responsible for the public health and oversight of the production and distribution of influenza vaccines can rely on HIDA for key information on flu vaccine production and utilization. HIDA tracks flu vaccine supply &allocation, patient & physician vaccination trends, manufacturing & distribution processes, Medicare reimbursements, quality reporting measures related to influenza vaccination, and vaccine effectiveness trends.

Industry Flu Resources

• Influenza Vaccine Availability Tracking System Reporting Form, National Adult and Influenza Immunization Summit
• Study on Protecting Healthcare Personnel in Outpatient Settings (PDF)
• CDC Flu Activity Updates: CDC.gov/Flu | Weekly FluView Report | Vaccination Trends+MMWR

Flu Supply News

12.09.19: HHS Invests In Modernizing US Manufacturing Capacity For Pandemic Influenza Vaccine
12.06.19: AP/CDC: US Flu Season Arrives Early, Driven By An Unexpected Virus
11.15.19: CNN: Flu Is Getting An Early Start In The US This Season
11.08.19: MJH: Flu Season 2019: How Bad Will It Be?
11.21.19: Route Fifty/Kaiser: Efforts To Move The Needle On Flu Shot Rates Get Stuck
11.19.19: KHN: The Startlingly High Cost Of The ‘Free’ Flu Shot
10.16.19: STAT: AI May Improve Flu Forecasting (Subscription Required)
10.16.19: WSJ: Doctors Urge Americans To Get Flu Shot Amid Fears Over Deadly Flu Strain (Subscription Required)
10.12.19: CDC: FluView Activity Key Updates For Week 41, Ending October 12
09.19.19: WSJ: Vaccine Law Targeted In Potential Maine Ballot Question (Subscription Required)
09.19.19: Reuters: President Signs Order Aimed At Developing Better Flu Vaccines
09.17.19: NBC: U.S. May Face Brutal Flu Season, Southern Hemisphere Trends Indicate
07.18.19: Beckers: Strong Job Market Linked To Higher Flu Rates
07.10.19: HPN: Delivery Of Sanofi Flu Vaccines To Be Delayed
04.19.19: AP: Two-Wave U.S. Flu Season Is Now The Longest In A Decade
03.03.19: CIDRAP: Flu Activity Remains High
02.14.19: Milder Flu Season May Be Due To A Better Flu Vaccine Match, Report Says