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Worcester County teenager dies from the flu

Telegram & Gazette - 1/23/2020

The first Massachusetts pediatric influenza death of the flu season is a Worcester County teenager.

The state Department of Public Health announced that teenager tested positive for influenza B.

Last flu season there were four confirmed cases of children under age 18 who died of the flu. Nationwide as of Jan. 11, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control reported that there have been 39 influenza related deaths this season.

The DPH encourages anyone who has not received a flu shot to get one. There is no shortage of vaccine, according to the DPH.

This season 2,000 to 3,000 residents have been hospitalized with the flu. The DPH tracks flu severity in its weekly report.

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