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In today’s Health Alert, there has been a dramatic rise in pediatric flu deaths in Michigan since the start of the COVID-19 ...

Of the 25 children who died from flu, only one was vaccinated, the state health commissioner, Dr. James V. McDonald, noted. Five were too young to be vaccinated, he said in a statement.

Officials with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said 216 American children have now died from the flu this season, 11 more than last flu season.

More U.S. children have died this flu season than at any time since the swine flu pandemic 15 years ago, according to a federal report released Friday.

The CDC recommends everyone ages 6 months and older get a yearly flu vaccine, but flu vaccination rate for U.S. children has fallen from about 64% five years ago to 49% this season.

Keeping children away from those who are sick and staying home when they are ill prevents the spread of the flu. Limiting exposure in crowded places during peak flu season can also reduce the risk. 6.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates 19,000 people have died from the flu so far this winter, including 86 children.

Thursday, the CDC released an analysis of 1,840 child flu deaths since 2010, finding 166 with those neurologic complications. Most were unvaccinated.