Tuesday 13 January 2015

At least 26 US kids die of flu in 'bad' season: officials

EPIDEMICS
At least 26 US kids die of flu in 'bad' season: officials
Miami (AFP) Jan 9, 2015 - A particularly bad flu is sweeping the United States, killing 26 children so far this season and nearly doubling hospitalizations among people over 65 in the past week alone, officials said Friday. The reason is the predominant strain of flu this year is H3N2, a variety that has shown itself in prior years to be more virulent than other kinds. Even more, the vaccine that is supposed to p ... more


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