Even healthy children and teens die of the flu

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Even healthy children and teens die of the flu

By Andrew M. Seaman NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Every flu season, health officials warn that people with weakened immune systems are especially vulnerable to severe flu infections, but a new study shows that more than 40 percent of flu-infected kids who die have no other chronic health problems. The findings, from researchers at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), emphasize the importance of everyone who is eligible getting vaccinated against flu, experts said. "Many people don't recognize that a healthy child could be at risk for these severe complications," Dr. ...

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