Children's deaths from influenza up in B.C., with five mortalities last month

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At least five children died in B.C. from influenza last month, a rise that comes as respiratory illnesses strain the health-care system.

Posted: Dec. 8, 2022 10:57AMAa patient receives an influenza vaccine in Mesquite, Texas, on Thursday, Jan. 23, 2020. At least five children died in British Columbia from influenza last month alone, a rise that comes as an early season of respiratory illnesses adds strain to the beleaguered health-care system.

Data from the BC Coroners Service shows the figure marks a departure from the average two to three flu deaths recorded annually among children in the province between 2015 and 2019. A research paper published in March in “The Lancet Regional Health — Americas” journal says IMPACT found no deaths from the flu recorded among children in either 2020 or 2021, while its pre-pandemic data focused on the period between 2010 and 2019.

 

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