New Jersey health officials report state's 1st pediatric flu death of the season
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Key Points:
- New Jersey reports its first child flu death this season, involving a child under 5 from the northern part of the state with no underlying health issues.
- Health officials emphasize the importance of flu vaccination for children, especially toddlers and younger, to prevent serious complications.
- Acting Health Commissioner Jeff Brown highlights the severity of this flu season, which has more cases than previous years and urges vaccination to reduce virus spread.
- Experts attribute the large flu outbreak, the worst in 25 years, to a decline in vaccination rates but stress that it is still beneficial to get vaccinated even later in the season.
- Additional flu resources and information are available on the New Jersey Department of Health's website.
