US EditionMore kids are severely ill or dying from the flu, CDC reports
The CDC links 84% of pediatric flu encephalopathy cases to unvaccinated children and stresses flu shots reduce hospitalizations by up to 78% among kids and teens.
- During the 2024-25 flu season, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported 109 children diagnosed with influenza-associated encephalopathy.
- Last year, fewer than half of children received a flu shot, which was up to 78% effective at keeping children and teens out of hospital.
- Beckett Wear, 4-year-old child, is still recovering from a January flu after two bouts of acute necrotizing encephalopathy and temporarily lost his ability to walk.
- The nation recorded 280 pediatric flu deaths last year, the deadliest total aside from the 2009-10 H1N1 pandemic, and parents urged broader protection for vulnerable children, Christine Wear said.
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CDC Report Shows More Children Are Either Dying or Becoming Severely Ill With Flu Amid Declining Vaccination Rates - Health Journal Online
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released a report showing that more and more children are either dying or becoming severely ill with the flu amid declining vaccination rates in the United States. Now, cases of pediatric acute necrotizing encephalopathy (ANE) are on the rise, with 109 children being diagnosed during the 2024-25 flu season. This is a rare inflammatory brain disease caused by the illness. Rise in Flu-Related De…
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Christine Wear’s voice trembles when she talks about the next flu season. “There’s a lot of anxiety,” she said. “We’re trying to adapt to what life should be like without being locked in a bubble.” Wear’s son, Beckett, 4 years old, is still recovering from the flu he contracted in January. A week after he got infected, he became extremely lethargic. He couldn’t move his head or arms. He couldn’t eat or talk.
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