Newly released data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows that the 2024-25 flu season was a tough one for the nation’s children, with 280 pediatric deaths recorded. The rest of this article is behind a paywall. Please sign in or subscribe to access the full content.

This marks the worst season for child mortality since records of pediatric flu deaths began in 2004 – except, that is, for the H1N1 “swine flu” pandemic of 2009, when 288 deaths were recorded.

The median age at time of death among the 280 children was 7 years, with 61 percent of the deaths occurring in under-9s. Young children, particularly those under 5, are at greater risk of complications from seasonal flu like pneumonia, dehydration, and worsening of other long-term health problems they may b

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