West Michigan child is state’s first flu-related pediatric death for 2021-2022 season

KALAMAZOO, MI — A Kalamazoo County little one has been recognized because the state’s first pediatric flu-related demise for the 2021-2022 flu season.

Michigan Division of Well being and Human Providers workers on Friday, April 15, stated the kid, whose age and gender weren’t given, contracted Influenza A/H3.

State well being leaders say the demise is amongst at the least 16 pediatric flu-related deaths throughout the nation for the present flu season.

Additionally they say that, not too long ago, there have been will increase in flu-like sicknesses and hospitalizations in Michigan. The pattern is just not typical for this time of yr, well being leaders stated.

Well being officers say they strongly suggest that everybody who’s six months and older get the flu vaccine.

A lot of the confirmed flu instances in Michigan contain the Influenza A/H3 virus, based on MDHHS workers. The virus could cause extreme flu infections in kids, in addition to in adults.

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