Iowa HHS Respiratory Virus Surveillance Webinar

Iowa HHS Respiratory Virus Surveillance Webinar Iowa HHS will be hosting the annual Respiratory Virus Surveillance Webinar for the 2024 - 2025 influenza season on October 11 from 10 - 11:30 AM. The webinar is targeted for local public health, health care providers, infection prevention staff, laboratorians, school nurses, long-term care facilities and others involved in respiratory virus surveillance. Iowa HHS and SHL staff will review the 2023 - 2024 respiratory virus season, describe the Iowa respiratory virus surveillance system for 2024 - 2025, explain updated immunization recommendations, outline the Iowa strategy for respiratory virus surveillance testing, and discuss guidance for long-term care outbreak response and antiviral use.