Erika Edwards is a health and medical news writer and reporter for NBC News and 'TODAY.'
Even though a record number of kids died from the flu last year, the percentage of children going without flu shots continues to plummet. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Wednesday that as of Nov. 30, just over a third of U.S. kids — 37% — had gotten flu shots, down from 43% at the same time last year. The downward trend worries pediatricians who are starting to see an uptick in flu cases. “I always have a little bit of dread when flu season is around the corner,” said Dr.
‘The worst I’ve ever felt’ Kaitlyn Covert, a freshman at the University of Florida, hadn’t made time to get her flu shot before she got sick in October. Hurricane Milton was churning off the Florida coast, and Covert and her friends were planning parties because classes were canceled. That was until a throbbing headache set in, said Covert, 18. She was too weak to reach for an ibuprofen on her bedside table. “Breathing hurt. Coughing hurt,” she said.
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