The ‘Super Flu’ Is Hitting Kids Hard—and Some Aren’t Surviving

Photo credit: Freepik. Article by Ed Cara. Gizmodo – January 2, 2026.

The influenza season is in full swing, and it’s already proving to be deadly for some of the most vulnerable Americans around: children. Several states have reported their first pediatric flu deaths this week. Cases and hospitalizations are rising across the country as well, while some areas are experiencing record-level surges of illness. The season is being driven by the emergence of an unexpected strain of the H3N2 flu, named subclade K. […]

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