Florida officials confirm first flu death of the season

[ehrnst]

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Source: The Hill

An unvaccinated child in Florida has died from the flu, becoming the first person to succumb to the disease season, Florida state health officials announced Monday.

The child was diagnosed with influenza B and died sometime between Sept. 30 and Oct. 6, according to the Florida Department of Health. The department noted that most deaths from the flu occur in people who are not vaccinated.

The child had no underlying medical conditions, officials said.

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[Aristus]

1. Cue the anti-vaxxers, who will descend upon this thread to try and kill it with conspiracy theories,

alternative explanations, and almost any anti-vaxx talking point they can think of, rather than admit that a child is dead, and a vaccine could have saved his life.

GET YOUR FLU SHOT!!!

[USALiberal]

2. Waiting for the "the flu shot gave me the flu" wackos. Nt

[EllieBC]

3. Our clinics do not start until November.

Every year I worry it’ll be too late.

[TexasBushwhacker]

4. Get your flu shot - NOW

I hadn't gotten the flu in years, because I almost always get a flu shot. I waited too long and came down with it a week ago. I'm still sick. Get your shot. - TODAY.

[wishstar]

5. NC has had at least 3 so far this new season, including a 29 year old lawyer

News reports said the young woman had a cardiac arrest related to flu complications. There were several deaths in my area last season of otherwise healthy adults who had heart attacks following onset of flu.

[Grokenstein]

6. Who's the third-world sh*thole now?

n/t