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Warrenton student dies of flu complications as Oregon hits high flu season activity
by KATU StaffMonday, March 11th 2019
WARRENTON, Ore. ? A high school freshman died of flu-related illness over the weekend, the Warrenton School District said on Monday.
The student, identified as Tim Pior, died on Sunday (March 10) of complications from influenza and pneumonia, Warrenton High School Principal Rod Heyen said.
"They are doing as best as can be expected," said Matthew Kelly, a friend of the Pior family. "They're obviously broken and hurting, but they have an incredible support system that has just flocked around them."
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A high school freshman died of flu-related illness over the weekend, the Warrenton School District said on Monday. The student, identified as Tim Pior, died on Sunday (March 10) of complications from influenza and pneumonia, Warrenton High School Principal Rod Heyen said. "They are doing as best as can be expected," said Matthew Kelly, a friend of the Pior family. "They're obviously broken and hurting, but they have an incredible support system that has just flocked around them. "Twitter: @RonanKelly13
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Flu kills Portland woman, 37, and unborn child
Updated 10:32 AM; Today 5:56 PM
By Molly Harbarger | The Oregonian/OregonLive
A late-season surge of influenza A -- a strain of the flu that has made up about 99 percent of all flu cases this year -- has sickened thousands of people across the country.
In Portland, it left two young girls motherless when it killed a 37-year-old woman and her unborn child.
Stephanie Shradar had gotten the flu shot back in October, as she often did at the beginning of every flu season, said her husband, Lee Shradar. He and their daughters, ages 7 and 5, followed soon after.
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A Friday report from the Oregon Health Authority said that one child died from the flu the first week of March. The report for the week of Stephanie and her baby?s death has not come out yet. Oregon Health Authority officials declined to say how many children died this week. The state does not track adult flu deaths.
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