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U.S. Military Influenza Policies and Directives

The following is a collection of influenza policy letters and directives distributed to the DoD, Air Force, Army, or Navy from 1999 to present. For reference information, click here.

DoD/Joint Forces
Air Force
Army
Navy/Marines

DoD/Joint Forces

2005
Apr		Follow-up Alert from the CDC and the CAP: Potentially hazardous material contained in CAP
Jan		Policy Guidance Influenza Vaccine, 2004-2005 Season - January Update. HA Policy 05-001.
2004
Dec		Updated Influenza Policy Guidance for Influenza Vaccine for the 2004-2005 Season. HA Policy 04-030.
Nov		Policy Guidance for FluMist Influenza Vaccine. HA Policy 04-027.
Oct		Final Policy Guidance for the Use of Flu Vaccine for the 2004-2005 Season. HA Policy 04-025.
Sep		Department of Defense Guidance for Preparation and Response to an Influenza Pandemic caused by the Bird Flu (Avian Influenza). HA Memo.
Aug		Department of Health and Human Services - Pandemic Influenza Response and Preparedness Plan
2003
Oct		Department of Defense Influenza and Viral Respiratory Surveillance Guidance for the 2003-2004 Influenza Season. HA Policy 03-020.
2002
Oct		Policy for the Use of Influenza Vaccine - 2002-2003 Season. HA Policy 02-019.
2000
Oct		DoD Participation in the Health Integrity and Protection Data Bank. HA Policy: 00-009.
Sep		Preparation for Influenza Vaccine Shortage - 2000-2001 Influenza Season.
1999
Mar		DoD Global Influenza Surveillance, JISWG representative call.
Feb		Policy for DoD Global, Laboratory-Based Influenza Surveillance. HA Policy 99-008.

Air Force

2005
Mar		Surveillance, Prevention, and Control of Diseases and Conditions of Public Health or Military Significance. AFI 48-105.
2003
Dec		Urgent Guidance on Influenza Control and Priorities for Vaccination. HQ USAF/SGO.
Sep		Air Force Influenza Information Program Guidance. AFMOA/CC.

Army

2006
Sep		Policy for Influenza Immunization, 2006-2007 Season
2005
Aug		Policy for Influenza Immunization, 2005-2006 Season
2004
Dec		Updated Guidance on Influenza Vaccinations. DACS-ZD.
Oct		Interim Revision to Policy for Influenza Vaccination, 2004-2005 Season. MCCS.
Sep		ALARACT Documentation of Immunizations in MEDPROS. DAMO AOC (MC).
Aug		Policy for Influenza Vaccination, 2004-2005 Season. DASG-HCA.
2003
Aug		Policy for Influenza Vaccination, 2003-2004 Season. DASG-PPM-NC.
1999
Apr		Department of Defense (DoD) Global Influenza Surveillance. DASG-HSZ

Navy/Marines

2005
Jan		Updated Guidance on Influenza Vaccinations. BUMED 052259Z.
2004
Nov		Medical Guidance for Avian Influenza Response. BUMED 171712Z.
Oct		Medical Guidance for Influenza Vaccine Prioritization. BUMED 151920Z.
Oct		CNO Flu Vaccinations. CNO 221104Z.
Sep		Medical Preparation and Response Planning Guidance for Severe/Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS). BUMED R301532Z.
2003
Dec		Medical Guidance for Influenza Vaccine Prioritization. BUMED 152150Z.
Oct		Influenza Vaccine. BUMED 141741Z.

References

Policies and directives identified in this document were gathered by Angela Owens, with the Air Force Institute for Operational Health, Brooks City-Base, Texas. Information was retrieved in CY 2005 from the following locations:

Health Affairs Organization. http://www.ha.osd.mil/policies/default.cfm
Department of Defense (DoD) Global Emerging Infections System (GEIS) http://www.geis.fhp.osd.mil/GEIS/SurveillanceActivities/Influenza/fluPolicy.asp
Naval Health Research Center. http://www-nehc.med.navy.mil/prevmed/epi/FluPage.htm
Deployment Health Clinical Center. http://www.pdhealth.mil/influenza.asp#fs
Air Force E-publishing. http://www.e-publishing.af.mil

If you are aware of additional military influenza policies or directives that are not included in this list, please let us know by contacting us at influenza@brooks.af.mil or (210) 536-4108; DSN 240-4108.