US EditionFirst child death reported from flu this season in Virginia
A preschool-age child in Virginia's Eastern Region died from flu complications amid active influenza A (H3N2) spread and low vaccination rates, with only 30% of Virginians vaccinated.
- A child aged 4 or younger died from the flu in eastern Virginia.
- Health officials urge people to get the flu vaccine to protect themselves and others.
- Less than 30% of eligible Virginians reported receiving a flu vaccine this season.
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The flu season has taken a gloomy turn in Virginia, as the state health department reported the first death of a child caused by complications associated with the flu. To protect family privacy, the only information that the Virginia Department of Health is disclosing about the child is that he was 4 years old or younger and that death was reported in the eastern region of the state. “In the Virginia Department of Health, we are heartbroken and …
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Daily PressFirst child this flu season dies from the flu in Virginia
A child between the ages of 0-4 died from complications from the flu, the Virginia Department of Health reported on Thursday. This was the first child death in Virginia from the flu, for the 2025-26 flu season. The child lived in the the state’s eastern health region, which Hampton Roads is in. The VDH will not release any additional information about the child for the family’s privacy. Flu activity has been trending down in recent weeks, althou…
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InsideNoVA.comFirst child death reported from flu this season in Virginia
Flu season has taken a grim turn in Virginia, as the state’s health department has reported the first death of a child caused by complications associated with influenza.
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