Partnership for Prevention

Influenza can seriously impact your workplace—adversely affecting the lives of employees and taking its toll on productivity. Much is at stake. According to estimates of illness and deaths associated with flu recently issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), each year in the United States, on average 5%-20% of the population get the flu and more than 226,000 people are hospitalized with complications. Depending on the severity of the virus during flu season, deaths can range from 3,000 to a high of about 49,000 people. READ MORE