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minutesSALT LAKE CITY — Two Salt Lake County youngsters, and 3 adults over 50 have died from influenza all through the present flu season.The Salt Lake County Well being Division introduced Tuesday that the 2 youngsters each died within the closing 30 days. Not one of the 5 folks have data appearing they won the flu vaccine this season.Dr. Angela Dunn, govt director of the county’s well being division, mentioned those 5 deaths are a reminder that influenza is severe. She mentioned everybody older than 6 months will have to get a flu shot to forestall severe sickness and to steer clear of getting others unwell.”This yr’s seasonal flu vaccine is well-matched to the virus traces we are seeing in flow,” mentioned Dr. Dunn. “Vaccination is the most efficient protection in opposition to being hospitalized or demise from the flu.”Ryan Chatelain, an epidemiologist with the Salt Lake County Well being Division, mentioned this flu season is exclusive as a result of there are 3 actively circulating traces when most often one pressure is chargeable for lots of the instances all through the height of the flu season.Every of the ones 3 traces is integrated within the flu vaccine. The flu season is unpredictable in period and severity, however most often peaks in January or February.Salt Lake County reported that 353 folks had been hospitalized with the flu since Oct. 1. There were 706 hospitalizations because of the flu all over Utah this season.The newest replace of the Utah Division of Well being and Human Services and products respiration illness statistics confirmed the day by day moderate for emergency division visits for influenza originally of the month used to be at 206. This is two times the day by day moderate visits for COVID-19, which used to be at 100. The common day by day emergency visits for RSV used to be at 47 on Jan. 1.Between Christmas and New Yr’s Day, influenza accounted for roughly 7% of emergency room visits around the state, in keeping with the state well being division.×Similar storiesMost contemporary Well being storiesEmily Ashcraft joined KSL.com as a reporter in 2021. She covers courts and prison affairs, in addition to well being, religion and faith information.Extra tales you’ll be desirous about
