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Week 6: Ending February 9, 2019
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?Sad news:? 1st pediatric flu death this season reported in Wisconsin
POSTED 4:09 PM, FEBRUARY 18, 2019, BY KATIE DELONG, UPDATED AT 04:31PM, FEBRUARY 18, 2019
Children's Hospital of Wisconsin
WAUWATOSA ? The Wisconsin Department of Health Services reported the first pediatric death from influenza in Wisconsin this season, according to a news release from Children?s Hospital of Wisconsin officials Monday, Feb. 18.
?This sad news proves how serious influenza can be and how important it is to take measures to protect our children,? said Lyn Ranta, MD, director of physician affairs at Children?s Hospital of Wisconsin in the release. ?I cannot stress enough the importance of an annual flu vaccination for all children. If your child hasn?t gotten theirs yet this season, it?s not too late to help protect them.?
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