For Health Care Professionals - Pandemic Influenza (Flu)

United States Department of Veterans Affairs

Pandemic Influenza (Flu)

Useful Links

For Health Care Professionals

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This page provides links to information for health care professionals to help them prepare for and respond to an influenza pandemic:

VA Pandemic Influenza Plan
Planning guides, standard operating procedures…
Guidance for Health Professionals - Flu.gov*
Guidance, checklists, and information for planning and responding to seasonal and pandemic influenza
Pandemic Flu Materials
Brochures and other materials to help educate patients
Personal Protective Equipment for Healthcare Personnel Update 2010 – Institute of Medicine*†
Report with recommendations for effective personal protective equipment (PPE) use in an influenza pandemic

*By clicking on these links, you will leave the Department of Veterans Affairs Web site.
†VA does not endorse and is not responsible for the content of the linked Web site.

Updates on Flu Activity

United States:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention*
World-wide:
World Health Organization*†

Flu Info