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Top Ten List of Long‐Term Care Facility Preparations for the Upcoming Influenza Season
Author(s) -
Pierce J. Rush,
Kellie Susan M.,
West Theresa A.,
Richardson J. Matthew,
Neale Devon A.,
Montgomery Ona G.,
McClure Stephanie C.,
Bell Todd E.
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
journal of the american geriatrics society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.992
H-Index - 232
eISSN - 1532-5415
pISSN - 0002-8614
DOI - 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2009.02570.x
Subject(s) - medicine , pandemic , flu season , influenza season , long term care , agency (philosophy) , seasonal influenza , covid-19 , influenza a virus , winter season , term (time) , medical emergency , virology , virus , nursing , influenza vaccine , vaccination , disease , infectious disease (medical specialty) , pathology , philosophy , epistemology , climatology , geology , physics , quantum mechanics
A novel influenza A partly of virus of swine origin (2009 H1N1) emerged this spring, resulting in an influenza pandemic. This pandemic is anticipated to continue into the next influenza season. Given that the 2009 H1N1 and seasonal influenza A appear to be somewhat different in the human populations affected and that two influenza vaccines will be recommended this fall, those who manage long‐term care facilities and treat patients in them will be faced with many uncertainties as they approach the 2009/10 influenza season. Ten specific suggestions are offered to those responsible for the care of patients in long‐term care facilities regarding the upcoming influenza season. These practical suggestions are the clinical opinions of the authors and do not represent official recommendations of the American Geriatrics Society or any agency.