""While the flu is usually mild, it can cause hospitalization and death. Children under the age of two are at higher risk. Parents should get their children ages six months and older vaccinated as soon as possible to decrease the risk of severe complications,""
""Parents should seek immediate medical attention if their child has flu symptoms and also has signs of more severe illness, like trouble breathing, decreased urination, persistently high fever or becomes extremely lethargic and difficult to arouse,""
Two Boston children under age two died from influenza, bringing Massachusetts pediatric flu deaths to four. As of Dec. 27, there were 29 adult flu-related deaths statewide. Flu cases surged after Christmas, with a 126% increase in cases over 13 days, hospitalizations tripling, and flu-related emergency visits up 135%. In the week of Dec. 21, 9% of all hospitalizations were flu-related, near the 2025 peak of 10.5%. Hospitalizations among children under five rose 150%, doubling from last season. Children under two face higher risk. Free flu and COVID-19 vaccine clinics are scheduled in January; parents should vaccinate eligible children and seek immediate care for severe symptoms.
Read at Boston.com
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