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Kent County Health Department reports 2 pediatric flu deaths

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GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services has confirmed that two young Kent County residents have died after contracting the flu, the county health department said Thursday. Their deaths mark Michigan's fourth and fifth influenza-associated pediatric deaths of the 2024-2025 season, according to the Kent County Health Department. “We are deeply saddened by the loss of these young lives to influenza,” said D…

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WJBK

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Kent County Health Department reports 2 pediatric flu deaths

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2 pediatric flu-related deaths in Kent County confirmed

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