Two infants have died of the flu in the first two weeks of the year, according to the Chicago Department of Public Health.
No children died of the seasonal flu during the 2023-24 season, which runs from September to May, according to the department. One of the deaths occurred the first week of the year, and another this week.
“Even one pediatric flu death is a tremendous loss,” Dr. Olusimbo Ige, the city’s health commissioner, said in a statement. “We express sincere condolences to the families of these children. Respiratory virus season is in full swing, and vaccination remains the best way to protect against severe illness, including in children.”
