Key Takeaways
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is investigating rare brain complications tied to the flu in kids
This year’s flu shot reduced hospitalization risk by up to 78% in children
Neurological symptoms in flu patients need immediate medical attention
kAmu#xsp*[ u63] ag[ a_ad Ww62=E9s2J }6HDX \\ pD E9:D J62C’D D6G6C6 k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]962=E952J]4@>^2\E@\K\962=E9^AF=>@?@=@8J^:?7=F6?K2\aeed_bhddg]9E>=Qm7=Fk^2m D62D@? C286D 24C@DD E96 4@F?ECJ[ 7656C2= 962=E9 @77:4:2=D 2C6 :?G6DE:82E:?8 2 C:D6 :? C2C6 3FE =:76\E9C62E6?:?8 3C2:? 4@>A=:42E:@?D :? 49:=5C6?]k^Am
kAm%96 &]$] r6?E6CD 7@C s:D62D6 r@?EC@= 2?5 !C6G6?E:@? WrsrX D2JD 2E =62DE `h[___ A6@A=6 92G6 5:65 7C@> E96 7=F D@ 72C E9:D H:?E6C[ :?4=F5:?8 ge 49:=5C6?] k^Am
kAm}6H 52E2 D9@H E92E ?:?6 @7 E9@D6 49:=5 562E9D :?G@=G65 D6C:@FD 3C2:? 4@>A=:42E:@?D E:65 E@ E96 7=F[ E96 rsr C6A@CE65 u63] af :? :EVD k6>mk2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]454]8@G^>>HC^G@=F>6D^fc^HC^>>fc_e2b]9E>nD04:5l>>fc_e2b0HQm|@C3:5:EJ 2?5 |@CE2=:EJ (66<=J #6A@CEk^2mk^6>m W||(#X]k^Am
kAm%96 4@?5:E:@?[ <?@H? 2D :?7=F6?K2\2DD@4:2E65 6?46A92=@A2E9J @C 6?46A92=:E:D WxptX[ :D 2 C2C6 EJA6 @7 3C2:? :?7=2>>2E:@? EC:886C65 3J E96 7=F]k^Am
kAmx? D6G6C6 42D6D[ 49:=5C6? 42? 56G6=@A 24FE6 ?64C@E:K:?8 6?46A92=@A2E9J Wp}tX[ 2 52?86C@FD 7@C> @7 3C2:? 52>286 =:?<65 E@ G:C2= :?764E:@?D =:<6 7=F]k^Am
kAm(9:=6 xpt :D C2C6[ E96 rsr’D AC6=:>:?2CJ 52E2 7@C E96 a_ac\ad 7=F D62D@? =:?< `bT @7 49:=5 7=F 562E9D E@ E96D6 3C2:? 4@>A=:42E:@?D]k^Am
kAmp>@?8 `[gc_ A65:2EC:4 7=F 562E9D C6A@CE65 E@ E96 rsr D:?46 a_`_[ `ee 49:=5C6? WhTX 925 E96D6 3C2:? 4@>A=:42E:@?D] k^Am
kAmx? D@>6 A2DE D62D@?D[ E96 A6C46?E286 H2D =@H6C WcT :? a_`b\`c 2?5 _T :? a_a_\a` H96? 7=F 5C@AA65 E@ 9:DE@C:4 2 =@H 5FC:?8 E96 r~'xs A2?56>:4X] x? @E96C D62D@?D[ :E H2D 2D 9:89 2D `cT Wa_``\`a D62D@?X]k^Am
kAm~?6 492==6?86 7@C AF3=:4 962=E9 6IA6CED[ k6>m%96 pDD@4:2E65 !C6DDk^6>m C6A@CE65[ :D E92E E96C6’D ?@ @77:4:2= DJDE6> E@ EC24< xpt @C p}t 42D6D :? E96 &]$]] %9:D >2<6D :E 92C5 E@ <?@H :7 E9:D J62C’D ?F>36CD 2C6 9:896C E92? FDF2=]k^Am
kAm%96 rsr 92D 2D<65 DE2E6 962=E9 56A2CE>6?ED E@ C6A@CE 2?J 255:E:@?2= 42D6D E9:D D62D@?] k^Am
kAmxE :D 6?4@FC28:?8 9@DA:E2=D E@ E6DE 7@C 7=F :? 49:=5C6? H:E9 D6G6C6 ?6FC@=@8:42= DJ>AE@>D 2?5 E@ C6A@CE E9@D6 42D6D E@ =@42= 962=E9 56A2CE>6?ED]k^Am
kAm$@ 72C E9:D D62D@?[ 7@FC @7 E96 ?:?6 49:=5C6? H:E9 7=F\=:?<65 3C2:? 4@>A=:42E:@?D 925 E96 >@DE D6G6C6 EJA6 Wp}tX] p== H6C6 F?56C 286 d] k^Am
kAm%H@ @7 E96D6 49:=5C6? 925 C646:G65 E96:C 7=F D9@ED[ 2?5 EH@ 925 ?@E] k^Am
kAmp== 7@FC C6BF:C65 >6492?:42= G6?E:=2E:@? W=:76 DFAA@CE E@ 96=A E96> 3C62E96X[ 2?5 EH@ 6IA6C:6?465 D6:KFC6D 5FC:?8 E96:C 9@DA:E2= DE2J[ 244@C5:?8 E@ k6>m||(#k^6>m]k^Am
kAms@4E@CD 2?5 9@DA:E2=D 92G6 AC6G:@FD=J H2C?65 E@ H2E49 7@C DJ>AE@>D DF49 2D D6:KFC6D @C 92==F4:?2E:@?D :? 49:=5C6? H:E9 E96 7=F]k^Am
kAmQ!C@8C6DD:@? E@ D6G6C6 ?6FC@=@8:4 :>A2:C>6?E 2?5 562E9 7C@> xpt 42? @44FC C2A:5=J 27E6C @?D6E @7 :?7=F6?K2 DJ>AE@>D[Q E96 C6A@CE C625] Q%9FD[ AC@>AE C64@8?:E:@? 2?5 :?E6CG6?E:@? 2C6 4CF4:2=[ :?4=F5:?8 ?6FC@4C:E:42= DFAA@CE:G6 42C6 7@C A2E:6?ED H:E9 :?4C62D65 :?EC24C2?:2= AC6DDFC6 2?5 >2?286>6?E @7 >F=E:@C82? 72:=FC6]Qk^Am
kAms6DA:E6 E96 D6G6C6 7=F D62D@?[ @?=J 23@FE cdT @7 p>6C:42?D 92G6 C646:G65 E96:C 7=F D9@ED D@ 72C]k^Am
kAm(9:=6 ?@E 8C62E 2E 3=@4<:?8 :?764E:@?D[ E96 G244:?6’D >2:? C@=6 “:D E@ <66A J@F @FE @7 E96 9@DA:E2= 2?5 E@ <66A J@F 2=:G6[” '2?56C3:=E &?:G6CD:EJ G244:?6 6IA6CE k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^H28]2AA]G2?56C3:=E]65F^!F3=:4!286^u24F=EJ^s6E2:=D^afhh_QmsC] (:==:2> $49277?6Ck^2m E@=5 k6>m%96 pDD@4:2E65 !C6DDk^6>m]k^Am
kAmt7764E:G6?6DD @7 E96 D9@E G2C:6D 7C@> J62C E@ J62C] !C6=:>:?2CJ rsr 52E2 C6=62D65 %9FCD52J D9@H E96 7=F D9@E C65F465 E96 C:D< @7 9@DA:E2=:K2E:@? 3J ecT E@ fgT 7@C G244:?2E65 49:=5C6? 2?5 c`T E@ ddT 7@C G244:?2E65 25F=ED]k^Am
kAmw62=E9 @77:4:2=D DEC6DD :E’D ?@E E@@ =2E6 E@ C@== FA J@FC D=66G6]k^Am
kAm“x7 J@F 92G6?’E 8@EE6? J@FC 7=F D9@E J6E[ 86E :E 3642FD6 H6’C6 DE:== D66:?8 9:89 7=F 4:C4F=2E:@? :? >@DE @7 E96 4@F?ECJ[” k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]?7:5]@C8^A6CD@?^D62?\E\@=62CJ\>5\>A9^QmsC] $62? ~’{62CJk^2m @7 E96 p>6C:42? p4256>J @7 !65:2EC:4D FC865] k^Am
kAm%96 8C@H:?8 4@?46C? 23@FE 7=F 4@>A=:42E:@?D 4@>6D 2>:5 F?46CE2:?EJ @G6C ?6IE J62C’D 7=F G244:?6] k^Am
kAm%96 %CF>A 25>:?:DEC2E:@? k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]962=E952J]4@>^962=E9\?6HD^:?764E:@FD\5:D62D6^D64@?5\7=F\G244:?6\>66E:?8\42?46=65\H92E\92AA6?D\?6IEQm42?46=65 2 |2C49 `b >66E:?8k^2m H96C6 6IA6CED H6C6 DFAA@D65 E@ 96=A 49@@D6 H9:49 7=F DEC2:?D E@ E2C86E :? ?6IE D62D@? D9@E]k^Am
kAm“(6 92G6 9:DE@C:42==J H@C<65 C62==J 92C5 E@ 86E EC2?DA2C6?4J 2C@F?5 2== @7 E96D6 G244:?6 5:D4FDD:@?D[” ~’{62CJ D2:5]k^Am
kAmkDEC@?8m|@C6 :?7@C>2E:@?k^DEC@?8mk^Am
kAm%96 |2J@ r=:?:4 92D >@C6 @? k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]>2J@4=:?:4]@C8^962=E9J\=:76DEJ=6^:?72?E\2?5\E@55=6C\962=E9^6IA6CE\2?DH6CD^7=F\D9@ED^72B\a__dgccgQm7=F D9@ED 7@C <:5Dk^2m]k^Am
kAm$~&#rt$i k6>m|@C3:5:EJ 2?5 |@CE2=:EJ (66<=J #6A@CEk^6>m[ u63] af[ a_adj k6>m%96 pDD@4:2E65 !C6DDk^6>m[ u63] af[ a_adk^Am
k9amkDEC@?8m(92E %9:D |62?D u@C *@Fk^DEC@?8mk^9am
kAmx7 J@FC 49:=5 86ED E96 7=F[ H2E49 7@C 92==F4:?2E:@?D @C D6:KFC6D 2?5 D66< >65:42= 42C6 C:89E 2H2J :7 2?J @7 E96D6 DJ>AE@>D 2AA62C]k^Am
