County reports 2 children have died of influenza, prompting vaccine push

Two children die of flu in San Diego County, health department says

Two children, including an 11-year-old and a six-month-old, have died from the flu in San Diego County.

County reports 2 children have died of influenza, prompting vaccine push

Drive-thru flu shot clinic at Sharp HealthCare Coronado hospital, Nov. 1, 2021.(Matthew Bowler)Two children have died of influenza-related causes this month, prompting San Diego County public health officials to remind residents to get vaccinated.These two pediatric deaths — in a previously healthy 11-year-old and a 6-month-old with complex medical conditions — are among 11 flu-related deaths and 516 hospitalizations reported in San Diego County…

2 children died of influenza in San Diego, County reports

FILE – In this Jan. 12, 2018, file photo, a medical assistant at a community health center gives a patient a flu shot in Seattle. A newer kind of flu vaccine worked a little bit better in seniors this past winter than traditional shots, the government reported Wednesday, June 20, 2018. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)

County reports two children’s flu deaths, urges vaccinations | The Coast News Group

REGION — Two local children have died of influenza-related causes this month, prompting San Diego County public health officials to remind residents to get vaccinated. The two pediatric deaths — a previously healthy 11-year-old and a 6-month-old with complex medical conditions — are among 11 flu-related deaths and 516 hospitalizations reported in San Diego County this season. At the same point last year, the county recorded two deaths and 86 hos…