related child death of season
The Boston Globe••health
Key Points:
- Massachusetts has reported its first flu-related child death of the 2024-25 season, highlighting a severe influenza outbreak statewide and nationally.
- Flu-related adult deaths are also rising sharply, with 20 reported between Dec. 7 and Dec. 20, and flu activity and hospitalizations remain elevated compared to typical early-season levels.
- Vaccination rates in Massachusetts have declined to about 34 percent this season, down from 36 percent last year and 43.5 percent in 2020-21, despite public health officials urging increased flu vaccinations.
- The CDC reports widespread and increasing influenza activity across the U.S., with nine pediatric deaths nationally and an estimated 11 million illnesses, 120,000 hospitalizations,
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