3 Mass. children have died from flu this season, DPH says
Boston.com••health
Key Points:
- Massachusetts has reported three pediatric flu deaths recently, with one child and 29 adults dying from influenza as of Dec. 27, amid a surge in flu cases and severity statewide.
- Flu activity is ranked "very high" across all regions in Massachusetts, with hospitalizations and deaths increasing, and hospitals experiencing capacity strains due to respiratory illnesses including flu, COVID, and RSV.
- Boston saw a 114 percent early spike in flu cases just before Christmas, a trend driven by a new flu variant and typically expected later in the season.
- COVID and RSV cases remain low in Massachusetts, though officials are investigating a few possible COVID- and RSV-related pediatric deaths.
- Public Health Commissioner Robbie Goldstein urged vaccination against flu, COVID
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