U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Flu Information; www.hhs.gov/flu.(Spotlight: 2004 Best of the Web)(Brief Article)

Business Insurance, November, 2004

Byline: Gloria Gonzalez In light of the influenza vaccine shortage, employers should consider directing their employees to Web sites that provide information on the shortage and its ramifications. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Flu Information Web pages provide just such a place.

One page featured on the site compares the symptoms of the common cold to those of the flu, so that an individual can more accurately determine whether he or she has picked up the flu bug. Users can also find the latest HHS press releases on the topic, which detail the agency's efforts to deal with the vaccine shortage. Most of the hot links on the page will direct users to the Web site of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, an agency of the...

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