WWMT : reported that Michigan reports first pediatric flu deaths of season

KALAMAZOO, Mich. (NEWSCHANNEL 3) - A West Michigan child is among the state's first pediatric flu-related deaths this season. MDHHS is strongly recommending that everyone 6 months of age and older should get a seasonal flu vaccine. The agency says while this flu season has been moderate, the more prevalent strain has been the H3N2 virus. The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services says a Kalamazoo County child, and another child from the east side of the state died from the virus. Doctors say it can cause severe flu infections in children, as well as in young-and middle-aged adults.

Two pediatric flu deaths confirmed in Michigan

In the 2015-2016 flu season, only 42.2 percent of Michigan residents were vaccinated against flu, putting Michigan in 42nd place in the country. LANSING, Mich (WLNS) – The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services is confirming the first two flu-associated pediatric deaths of the 2016-17 season. This has been a moderate flu season but the MDHHS is still recommending that everyone over 6 months of age get a flu shot. "It is not too late to get vaccinated."The flu strain that is being seen in more than three quarters of the cases is the H3N2 variety. The deaths involve one child from northern Michigan and one from western Michigan.

Two Michigan children have died of flu in 2016-17 season

Two Michigan children have died of the flu in the 2016-2017 season, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services reported Friday. The deaths involve one child from northern Michigan and one child from western Michigan and are the first two influenza-associated pediatric deaths of the 2016-2017 flu season. About 42.2 percent of Michigan residents were vaccinated against the flu in the 2015-2016 flu season, putting the state in 42nd place for flu vaccinations in the U.S., according to the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services. In a Friday news release, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services recommended everyone 6 months of age and older get a seasonal flu vaccine, and noted it's not too late to get vaccinated for the 2016-2017 season. Dr. Eden Wells, the department's chief medical executive, warned Michigan residents to stay home to help protect others if they or their children are sick.


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