HEALTH MINUTE: WHY CHILDREN HAVE HIGHER FLU RISK

There’s good news and bad when it comes to seasonal flu activity in the U.S. The latest CDC data shows that while flu cases remain elevated across the country, the amount of activity has decreased or remained stable for two consecutive weeks. But the bad news is that deaths linked to flu are trending upward and health experts are bracing for the potential of a second round of the virus which often happens after the winter holidays. In today’s Health Minute, Mandy Gaither talks to a pediatrician about why children are one of the groups at highest risk and how to protect them.