Nationally, pediatric flu deaths peaked in 2024-25, CT among most vaccinated states

CTNewsJunkie – Wednesday, January 21, 2025
By Donald Eng

With the 2026 flu season just beginning, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has announced that there were 289 pediatric influenza deaths in the 2024-25 season that ended Dec. 27, 2025. The 289 pediatric deaths from the flu last year were the highest ever reported, surpassing the 288 deaths in 2009-10.

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