CDC reports 216 child deaths this flu season, the most in 15 years.
CDC reports 216 child deaths this flu season, the most in 15 years.
CDC reports 216 child deaths this flu season, the most in 15 years.
The deaths surpassed last year's total of 207 and are the most since the 2009-10 swine flu pandemic.
More U.S. children have died this flu season than at any time since the swine flu pandemic 15 years ago, according to a federal report released Friday.
The 216 pediatric deaths reported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention eclipse the 207 reported last year. It’s the most since the 2009-2010 H1N1 global flu pandemic.
It’s startling that the number already is this high, given that the flu season is still going on. The final pediatric death tally for the 2023-2024 flu season wasn’t counted until autumn.