Flu Vaccine: References

US Food and Drug Administration. Influenza (flu) antiviral drugs and related information. https://www.fda.gov/drugs/information-drug-class/influenza-flu-antiviral-drugs-and-related-information#ApprovedDrugs. Updated October 26, 2020. Accessed February 2022.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Live attenuated influenza vaccine (LAIV) (the nasal spray flu vaccine). https://www.cdc.gov/flu/prevent/nasalspray.htm?CDC_AA_refVal=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fflu%2Fabout%2Fqa%2Fnasalspray.htm. Updated August 3, 2021. Accessed February 2022.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Frequently asked influenza (flu) questions 2020-2021 season. https://www.cdc.gov/flu/season/faq-flu-season-2020-2021.htm. Updated July 22, 2021. Accessed February 2022.

Immunization schedules for 2021. Red Book Online. American Academy of Pediatrics. https://redbook.solutions.aap.org/selfserve/ssPage.aspx?SelfServeContentId=Immunization_Schedules. Accessed September 2021.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Influenza (flu). https://www.cdc.gov/flu/. Updated September 3, 2021. Accessed February 2022.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Immunization Schedules. Table 1: Recommended adult immunization schedule for ages 19 years or older, United States, 2021. https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/schedules/hcp/imz/adult.html. Updated February 12, 2021. Accessed February 2022.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Immunization Schedules. Table 1: Recommended child and adolescent immunization schedule for ages 18 years or younger, United States, 2021. https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/schedules/hcp/imz/child-adolescent.html. Updated February 12,2021. Accessed February 2022.

US Department of Health and Human Services. US Food and Drug Administration. FDA FluMist Quadrivalent. https://www.fda.gov/vaccines-blood-biologics/vaccines/flumist-quadrivalent. Updated July 23, 2021. Accessed February 2022.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Show me the science - why wash your hands? https://www.cdc.gov/handwashing/why-handwashing.html. Updated September 10, 2020. Accessed February 2022.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. When and how to wash your hands. https://www.cdc.gov/handwashing/when-how-handwashing.html. Updated June 10, 2021. Accessed February 2022.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Clean hands count for safe healthcare. https://www.cdc.gov/patientsafety/features/clean-hands-count.html?CDC_AA_refVal=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Ffeatures%2Fhandhygiene%2Findex.html. Updated February 25, 2020. Accessed February 2022.

Handwashing: a powerful antidote to illness. American Academy of Pediatrics. https://www.healthychildren.org/English/health-issues/conditions/prevention/Pages/Hand-Washing-A-Powerful-Antidote-to-Illness.aspx. Updated June 16, 2020. Accessed February 2022.