The Indiana Department of Health has confirmed the state’s first Influenza-related death of the 2025-26 season, prompting officials to urge Hoosiers to get vaccinated and take preventative steps against the virus.

Due to privacy laws, no additional details about the patient were released. The announcement serves as a sobering reminder of the fu’s potential severity. During the previous 2024-25 flu season, more than 660 Hoosiers died after contracting Influenza.

“Each year we want to stress the importance of taking steps to prevent influenza, which can quickly become a serious illness for some Hoosiers and can even be life-threatening,” State Health Commissioner Lindsay Weaver said.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends an annual flu vaccine for everyone 6 months and

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