Infection Prevention & Control Topic: Vaccination

Influenza Essentials

Influenza Essentials is an infection prevention rapid resource infographic that provides important information about seasonal flu to patients, residents and family members. This infographic is also appropriate for reference for non-clinical healthcare workers and establishes basic information for more in-depth focus for clinical healthcare workers.

IPC Essentials

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Patients, Family, Unpaid Caregivers, Visitors

Nonclinical/Indirect Healthcare Personnel

All Settings

Hand Hygiene

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

Vaccination

Flu transmission, stay home when you are sick, cough etiquette

Influenza

Respiratory Infections

VDH: Clinician Letter: Respiratory Illness and Measles Updates for Virginia (1/21/2026)

  • The clinician letter reports that respiratory illness activity in Virginia has declined but influenza-related hospitalizations remain elevated, and clinicians should continue vaccination, testing, and prompt antiviral treatment for high-risk patients.  
  • The letter also warns of ongoing measles cases and exposures in Virginia, urging clinicians to maintain a high index of suspicion, immediately isolate suspected cases, notify public health, and ensure staff and patients have documented MMR immunity.  

VDH Clinician Letter: Updates to CDC Immunization Schedule (10/10/2025)

  • This clinician letter outlines updates to immunization schedules for MMRV (measles, mumps, rubella, and varicella) and COVID-19 vaccines, emphasizing their essential role in community health and safety in Virginia. It discusses the new guidelines, including the separate administration of the MMR and varicella vaccines for children under 4 years, the COVID-19 vaccine's availability for individuals aged 6 months and older, and the importance of verifying insurance coverage prior to vaccination.

CDC: Interim Infection Prevention and Control Recommendations for Measles (8/19/2025)

  • This updated webpage provides fundamental elements to prevent measles transmission within healthcare facilities.
  • Healthcare personnel (HCP) immunization is highlighted as a first-line defense as well as the rapid identification and isolation of patients with suspected/confirmed measles. HCP education on respiratory protection and hand hygiene are also mentioned.

First Case of Clade I Mpox Diagnosed in the United States

A Health Alert Network (HAN) Health Advisory to provide information about the first case of clade I mpox diagnosed in the United States and recommendations to clinicians about preventing, diagnosing, treating, and reporting mpox cases.

Pneumococcal Vaccine Recommendations

The recommended age for receiving the pneumococcal vaccination was lowered from 65 to 50 years to give more adults the opportunity to protect themselves from pneumococcal disease at the age when risk of infection substantially increases.

Use of COVID-19 Vaccines in the United States (9/6/2024)

  • Recommendations for the use of 2024–2025 Novavax COVID-19 vaccine in people ages 12 years and older 
  • Updated guidance in the Interchangeability of COVID-19 vaccines section and in Appendix B on completion of an initial vaccination series if vaccine doses from different manufacturers are administered in certain circumstance.