{"id":136865,"date":"2024-12-14T07:53:46","date_gmt":"2024-12-14T00:53:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=136865"},"modified":"2024-12-14T07:53:46","modified_gmt":"2024-12-14T00:53:46","slug":"hawaii-reports-first-child-flu-death-of-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=136865","title":{"rendered":"Hawaii reports first child flu death of season"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"hsa-paywall\">\n<p>The state Department of Health announced the first flu-related death of a Hawaii resident under the age of 18 during this flu season. This child was a Hawai\u02bbi County resident with underlying medical conditions. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile specimens were not available for subtyping beyond the positive influenza result, medical and exposure history pointed to seasonal influenza as the most likely cause of illness,\u201d the DOH said in a media release today. \u201cOut of respect for the family\u2019s privacy, no further information about the child is being released.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is always a tragedy to lose any life, and we all feel it even more deeply when it is one of our keiki,\u201d said DOH Director Dr. Kenneth Fink. \u201cSeasonal influenza remains a significant health concern. If you or your loved ones have not received the flu vaccine this season, I hope you will consider doing so to help protect your \u02bbohana and those around you, particularly with gatherings during the holiday season.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to the DOH the state has seen an increase in respiratory diseases going into the holiday season. The agency characterized flu cases as \u201dcurrently low but increasing,\u201d RSV cases as being at \u201ca medium level and increasing,\u201d and COVID-19 transmission rates as \u201clow and stable.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hawaii\u2019s last childhood death from the flu was in January 2024. According to the DOH, that was the only child death during the 2023-2024 flu season.<\/p>\n<p>Nationwide, the Centers for Disease Control has reported two influenza-associated pediatric deaths for the current 2024-25 flu season.<\/p>\n<div id=\"breaking-news-signup-form\" class=\"email-form rounded my-3 px-4 py-3\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-6 mb-2 mb-md-0 text-center text-md-start\">\n<h6 class=\"fs-4 mt-0 mb-1\"><strong>Don&#8217;t miss out on what&#8217;s happening!<\/strong><\/h6>\n<p class=\"email-form-blurb m-0\">Stay in touch with top news, as it happens, conveniently in your email inbox. It&#8217;s FREE!<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!-- \/col --><br \/>\n                    <!-- \/col --><br \/>\n                    <!-- \/col -->\n                <\/div>\n<p><!-- \/row -->\n            <\/div>\n<p><!-- \/email-form --><\/p>\n<p>\u201cFlu vaccines are widely available; we recommended everyone ages 6 months and older get vaccinated against the flu each year,\u201d said State Epidemiologist Dr. Sarah Kemble in a statement. \u201cTake one task off your holiday to-do list by going to get flu shots for yourself and your loved ones today.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- \/hsa-paywall --><br \/>\n                                <!-- Comments --><\/p>\n<p>                                <!-- \/comments-wrapper --><\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.staradvertiser.com\/2024\/12\/13\/breaking-news\/hawaii-reports-first-child-flu-death-of-season\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The state Department of Health announced the first flu-related death of a Hawaii resident under the age of 18 during this flu season. 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