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  2013    
       
  January 11, 2013   State Health Director Warns of a Severe Flu Season
       
  January 9, 2013   High Levels of Flu in Illinois
       
  2012    
       
  December 1, 2012   How to Avoid the Flu - National Influenza Vaccination Week
       
  September 12, 2012   It's Time to Get Your Flu Vaccine
       
  2011    
       
  December 5, 2011   National Influenza Vaccination Week – Give the Gift of Health for the Holidays
       
  September 14, 2011   Annual Flu Season is Coming – Get Your Flu Shot
       
  January 7, 2011   Flu Activity in Illinois Increasing
       
  2010    
       
  September 1, 2010   Annual Flu Season – What You Need To Know (En Español)
       
  March 29, 2010   State Public Health Director Reminds Illinoisans It's Not too Late to Vaccinate for the H1N1 Flu
       
  2009    
       
  September 8, 2009   State’s Top Doc Gives Governor Seasonal Flu Shot
       
  August 27, 2009   Fall Flu Season Guidance for Higher Education
       
  August 21, 2009   H1N1 Flu and Back-to-School
       
  August 14, 2009   State Public Health Director Announces New H1N1 Influenza Web Site Reporting System (En Español)
       
  April 27, 2009   State Public Health Director Updates Swine Flu Outbreak and Stresses Importance of Preventive Measures (En Español)
       
  April 26, 2009   State Public Health Director Keeps Close Watch on Swine Flu Outbreak - Update (En Español)
       
  April 25, 2009  

State Public Health Director Keeps Close Watch on Swine Flu Outbreak (En Español)

       
  2006    
       
  January 4, 2006   Planning Guide for Individuals and Families
       
  2005    
       
  December 14, 2005   Pandemic Planning Checklist for Business and Industry
       
  December 8, 2005   Questions & Answers: Vaccine Supply and Prioritization Recommendations for the U.S. 2005-06 Influenza Season
       
  November 10, 2005  

Update on Vaccine Supply & Distribution - Press Conference Transcript

       
  September 16, 2005  

Update: Influenza Activity --- United States and Worldwide, May 22--September 3, 2005, and 2005--06 Season Vaccination Recommendations

       
  September 2, 2005  

Update: Influenza Vaccine Supply and Recommendations for Prioritization During the 2005--06 Influenza Season

       
  January 28, 2005  

STATE LIFTS FLU VACCINE RESTRICTIONS

       
  January 13, 2005  

CDC Update: Influenza Activity --- United States, 2004--05 Season

       
  2004    
       
  December 29, 2004  

GOV. BLAGOJEVICH EXPANDS ACCESS TO FLU VACCINE TO REDUCE RISK OF DANGEROUS OUTBREAK

       
  December 17, 2004  

CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices Expands Priority Groups for Inactivated Influenza Vaccination

       
  December 7, 2004  

HHS Purchases 1.2 Million Doses of Flu Vaccine
GlaxoSmithKline Vaccine Adds To 61 Million Doses In United States

       
  December 6, 2004  

CNN - CDC chief: More flu vaccines coming

       
  November 10, 2004  

Key Facts About the Flu:
How to Prevent the Flu and What To Do If You Get Sick

       
  November 9, 2004  

CDC and States Announce Plan to Distribute 10.3 Million Flu Shots Nationwide; Public Health Officials Call Allocation Fair and Aimed at Most Vulnerable Americans

       
  October 29, 2004  

Over 4.2 Million Influenza Vaccine Doses Shipped This Week to Health Providers Serving High-Priority Groups

       
  October 29, 2004  

Upcoming Event: Influenza Update NetConference on November 19th

       
  October 29, 2004  

HHS Identifies More Influenza Vaccine

       
  October 26, 2004  

GOV. BLAGOJEVICH'S SEARCH FOR FLU VACCINE NETS UP TO 200,000 MORE DOSES OF AVENTIS FLU VACCINE FROM EUROPES

       
  October 25, 2004  

GOV. BLAGOJEVICH LOCATES 62,000 TO 87,000 DOSES OF FLU VACCINE, NEGOTIATES DEAL TO QUICKLY PROVIDE FLU SHOTS FROM EUROPE FOR ILLINOIS' MOST VULNERABLE RESIDENTS

       
  October 25, 2004  

Questions & Answers: Information for Clinicians

       
  October 22, 2004  

CDC Releases Public Service Announcements for 2004-05 Flu Season

       
  October 21, 2004  

Influenza Vaccine Shortage Letter to Healthcare Practitioners
and Health Care Facilities
- PDF

       
  October 19, 2004  

Interim Antiviral Guidance

       
  October 15, 2004  

CDC/Aventis Pasteur Collaborate To Ship More Than 2 Million Doses of Influenza Vaccine to Providers Who Serve High-Priority Groups

       
  October 12, 2004  

CDC, Aventis Pasteur Announce Allocation Plan to Address Influenza Vaccine Shortages

       
  October 11, 2004  

2004-05 Flu Vaccine Shortage

       
  October 8, 2004  

HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS ENCOURAGED TO WORK TOGETHER DURING FLU VACCINE SHORTAGE

       
  October 8, 2004  

Interim Influenza Vaccination Recommendations, 2004--05 Influenza Seasonn - MMWR

       
  October 7, 2004  

Interim Influenza Vaccination Recommendations
2004–05 Influenza Season

       
  October 6, 2004  

FLU VACCINE RECOMMENDED FOR HIGH-RISK INDIVIDUALS
Healthy individuals asked to defer vaccination

       
  September 27, 2004  

IT’S TIME FOR YOUR ANNUAL FLU SHOT
Avoid the rush; get your protection early

       
  September 24, 2004  

MMWR: Childhood Influenza-Vaccination Coverage --- United States, 2002--03 Influenza Season

       
  September 20, 2004  

Who Should Get an Influenza (Flu) Vaccine

       
  September 20, 2004  

What Everyone Should Know About Flu and the Flu Vaccine

       
  August 27, 2004  

Influenza Vaccine Supply Update

       
  January 15, 2004  

MMWR: Effectiveness of 2003-04 Inactivated Influenza Vaccine - Colorado, December 2003

       
  January 15, 2004  

MMWR Update: Influenza Activity - United States, January 4-10, 2004

       
  January 15, 2004  

Media Fact Sheet: Influenza Vaccine Effectiveness Studies

       
  January 13, 2004  

INFLUENZA OUTBREAK IN ILLINOIS HAS PEAKED…FOR NOW
Flu season typically ends in April

       
  January 2, 2004   Weekly Report: Influenza Summary Update:
Week ending December 27, 2003—Week 52

Learn about Who Needs A Flu Vaccine.
http://www.cdc.gov/flu/protect/whoshouldvax.htm

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