Pediatric flu deaths reach 266 for 2024-2025 season
Five pediatric flu deaths were reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention last week, pushing the total to 266 for the 2024-2025 flu season, according to the latest data. The total is the highest reported in any non-pandemic flu season since the agency began reporting it in 2004. The CDC said 90% of reported pediatric deaths this flu season have happened to children who were not fully vaccinated against the flu.
Related News Articles
Headline
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is predicting a similar combined number of peak hospitalizations from COVID-19, the flu and respiratory…
Blog
Every pregnant woman deserves access to high-quality maternal care — from conception through postpartum. Yet in parts of the country, some of that care is…
Headline
The Health Resources and Services Administration is requesting public comments on its recommendation to add metachromatic leukodystrophy and Duchenne muscular…
Headline
The Department of Health and Human Services Aug. 14 announced it will reinstate the Task Force on Safer Childhood Vaccines, a federal panel to provide…
Headline
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Department of Health and Human Services adopted Aug. 4 the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices…
Headline
Kindergarten vaccination rates declined during the 2024-25 school year, according to data released July 31 by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.…