State health officials with the Kentucky Department for Public Health announced Thursday that two children in Kentucky recently died from respiratory viruses.
One child died from influenza and the other from COVID-19. Neither child had been immunized.
Respiratory illnesses, including influenza, COVID-19 and RSV, are widespread across Kentucky and have been elevated above baseline levels for the fifth consecutive week.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that everyone 6 months old and older get the annual flu and COVID-19 vaccines, especially children younger than 5 or anyone at high-risk for complications.
