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

- Link: https://www.widthness.com/the-super-flu-is-hitting-kids-hard-and-some-arent-surviving/
- Published: 2026-01-03T09:30:00-06:00
- Author: Curated by Theresa Wysocki

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. […] Click here to view original web page at www.gizmodo.com