During the 2024–25 influenza season, at least 280 children died in the U.S., the highest non-pandemic pediatric flu death count since the CDC began tracking in 2004, while pediatric flu vaccination rates fell to 50.2%, their lowest level in about 15 seasons.
Sources
- AAP Releases Childhood Vaccine Recommendations That Differ ... (healthline.com)
- https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/74/wr/mm7436a2.htm (cdc.gov)
- https://www.cdc.gov/fluvaxview/coverage-by-season/2024-2025.html (cdc.gov)
- https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/influenza-general/cdc-reports-highlight-2024-25-flu-seasons-deadly-impact-us-kids (cidrap.umn.edu)
- https://www.aha.org/news/headline/2025-07-28-pediatric-flu-deaths-reach-266-2024-2025-season (aha.org)
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