Washtenaw County Health Officials Urge Flu Vaccinations Following Fenton Student's Death
The county health department is predicting a moderately severe flu season in Michigan during 2013.
Washtenaw County Public Health officials are urging residents to get inoculated for the influenza virus, warning that this year's flu season could be longer and more severe than previous years. Four children in Michigan have died already from complications associated with the virus. Joshua Polenha, 15, a student at Lake Fenton High School, died earlier this week, according to Fenton Patch. Across the state, 285 cases of influenza have been confirmed by state labs, according to the Centers for Disease Control. Eighty percent of those cases were due to the H3N2 strain of the virus, which health officials say can cause more severe symptoms, especially in children and older adults. "We are still not sure what the season will look like," Susan …
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