2 children died from flu in Oregon over Christmas week

Oregon health officials urge vaccination after two children die from flu
According to OHA, the deaths are the first caused by influenza this winter, an increase from last flu season, which saw no child deaths. Records show three children died from the virus during the 2022-2023 flu season and zero deaths were reported the two seasons prior, but the flu clamed the lives of four children during the 2019-2020 season.
Two children died from the flu in Oregon over Christmas week
Two children died of the flu in Oregon over Christmas week, the first such pediatric deaths in the state in two years, according to state health officials. They’re among 11 deaths of children from the flu nationwide,
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