The death of an 8-year-old with flu myocarditis is an important reminder that influenza is a life-threatening disease.
At least it should be…
A Reminder That the Flu Causes Deadly Myocarditis
Not surprisingly, anti-vaccine influencers are somehow twisting her story to push their ‘Died Suddenly’ conspiracy theory that excess deaths have been soaring since we started giving COVID vaccines.
So to them, the death of an 8-year-old with myocarditis associated with influenza can’t just be about a flu infection.
It can’t just be about a flu infection, even though myocarditis occurs in about 0.4%–5% of pediatric influenza infections.
And when it does happen, it is typically severe and can be deadly.
What else?
Myocarditis is more commonly associated with COVID infections than the flu, but it does still happen with the flu and other viral infections.
And yes, while myocarditis was rarely associated with COVID vaccines in some age groups, it is still much more common to develop myocarditis after a viral infection than a vaccine.
That makes her death is an important reminder to get you and your kids their flu vaccine!