New York City Records First Infant Flu Death This Season

The death of a four-year-old child from influenza was the first of this season in Monroe County, New York. Doctors urge patients to be vaccinated against this virus right now, the newspaper writes. Fox News.

The flu season usually begins near the end of autumn, but seasonal flu is reported to have started earlier this year.

“There was no other information about the child, but the Department of Health said the death occurred between 1 and 19 on October and was one of the 14 confirmed cases of influenza in the county,” the source said.

Six of these confirmed cases required hospitalization.

“Pediatricians in the area reminded parents that their children should get vaccinated earlier so that it is not too late,” the report said.

Dr. Elizabeth Murray of the Golisano Children's Hospital even launched the #FluBeforeBoo campaign to stimulate vaccines before Halloween, the source said.

According to the New York State Department of Health, only one child deaths due to the flu are recorded this season. In total, 45 cases of the disease in children under the age of 4 were confirmed.

At the same time, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported that they reported this week about the first two deaths of children from influenza this season to the health agency.

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“Children under the age of 5, especially before the 2, are at high risk of developing serious flu-related complications, including pneumonia, dehydration, brain dysfunction, problems with the sinuses or ears and even death,” the source recalls.

The CDC recommends that parents of children 6 months of age and older vaccinate against seasonal flu at the end of October each year.

The immediate environment of the child before 6 months, including his mother, should also receive a flu shot - for the safety of the child, the report said.

Other people at high risk for complications from influenza - adults aged 65 years and older, pregnant women, as well as asthma, heart disease and stroke, diabetics, people with HIV / AIDS, cancer patients and children with neurological diseases, summed up the source.