Jeffrey Ekoma, ASTHO Senior Director for Government Affairs, tells us what to expect from Congress as the year wraps up; Dr. Brendan Jackson, Director of the Office of Readiness, Response, and Operations for the CDC's National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, discusses the current state of respiratory virus season as we wrap up National Influenza Vaccination Week; and ASTHO has compiled a number of evidence-based technical packages for your use.