At least 216 children died in first high-severity US flu season in seven years, CDC says

[erronis]

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/may/08/cdc-flu-deaths-children

At least 216 children have died of influenza in the US during the last flu season in what the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said was classified as the first high severity season overall and for all age groups since 2017-2018.

That number marks the highest pediatric death toll in 15 years; the previous high reported for a regular (non-pandemic) season was 236 pediatric deaths in the 2009-2010 season, according to the CDC. More recently, 207 pediatric deaths were reported during the 2023-2024 season.

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Health experts warned of a growing wave of vaccine hesitancy fueled in part by federal officials, including from Robert F Kennedy, the health and human services secretary. Soon after his Senate confirmation, Kennedy canceled a federal vaccine advisory committee meeting to help select next winter’s flu vaccine.

Last month, Anita Patel, a pediatric critical-care doctor at Children’s National hospital in Washington DC, told the Washington Post that this was the most severe flu season she has seen in more than a decade.

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[RockRaven]

1. Deaths from vaccine-preventable diseases are going to go through the roof in the

next half-decade. Not only are the related government entities transforming into misinformation sources, but they are also purposely hamstringing vaccine development and distribution. Buckle up.