Influenza-Related Questions & Answers by Topic
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Note: For the 2016-2017 season, CDC recommends use of the flu shot (inactivated influenza vaccine or IIV) and the recombinant influenza vaccine (RIV). The nasal spray flu vaccine (live attenuated influenza vaccine or LAIV) should not be used during 2016-2017. The 2016-2017 influenza vaccination recommendations are now available.
The Flu Season
- What You Should Know for the 2016-2017 Influenza Season
- Seasonal Influenza, More Information
- Seasonal Influenza Vaccine Supply for the U.S. 2016-2017 Influenza Season
- Seasonal Influenza-Associated Hospitalizations in the United States
- Estimating Seasonal Influenza-Associated Deaths in the United States: CDC Study Confirms Variability of Flu
- Past Flu Seasons
Flu Vaccines & Preventing Flu Illness
Types of Flu Vaccines
Vaccine Virus Selection, Vaccine Safety & Supply
- Selecting the Viruses in the Seasonal Influenza (Flu) Vaccine
- Influenza Vaccine Advances
- 2015-2016 Seasonal Influenza Vaccine Safety
- Febrile Seizures Following Childhood Vaccinations, Including Influenza Vaccination
- Flu Vaccine Safety and Pregnancy
- Thimerosal and Seasonal Flu Vaccines
- Seasonal Influenza Vaccine Supply and Distribution in the United States
Also see Frequently Asked Questions on Vaccine Virus Selection, Vaccine Safety & Supply.
Flu Treatment & What to Do If You Get Sick
Flu & Other Diseases
Vaccine Information for Health Care Workers
Other Influenza Viruses
- Key Facts about Swine Influenza (Swine Flu) in Pigs
- Key Facts about Human Infections with Variant Viruses
- H3N2v and You
- H7N9: Frequently Asked Questions
- Avian Influenza (Bird Flu) Research
- H5N1 Genetic Changes Inventory
- Influenza Risk Assessment Tool (IRAT)
- Bat Influenza (Flu)
- Key Facts about Canine Influenza (Dog Flu)
Also see Frequently Asked Questions on Other Influenza Viruses.
- Page last reviewed: August 5, 2016
- Page last updated: August 5, 2016
- Content source:
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (NCIRD)
- Page maintained by: Office of the Associate Director for Communication, Digital Media Branch, Division of Public Affairs
