Pediatric Flu Deaths Rise as Super Flu Spikes Across USA

The CDC has confirmed at least eight pediatric influenza deaths as an unexpected Super Flu strain causes a sharp rise in hospitalizations and cases across the USA.Health officials in Massachusetts reported the state's first child flu death of the season following a week where New York recorded over 71,000 positive cases.The current surge is outpacing experts' predictions with influenza activity levels remaining very high in 32 regions and hospitalizations reaching 15-year highs.