Influenza is a cause of significant morbidity and mortality worldwide, with 3 to 5 million cases reported annually. 1 The 2017-2018 season has been especially devastating, with >195 000 people infected in the United States at the time of this writing and mortality above epidemic thresholds. Specifically, there have been 128 pediatric deaths, a higher total than that in recent years. 2
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