Boston.com The child died between the week of Feb. 21 and Feb. 28, the state’s Department of Public Health reported. An eighth Massachusetts child has died from the flu this flu season, state data shows.
As of Feb. 28, eight Massachusetts children have died from the influenza, as well as 298 adults, the state’s influenza data base indicates. The latest pediatric death occurred sometime between Feb. 15 and Feb 21.
The first two pediatric flu deaths occurred during the week of Dec. 21 and Dec. 25, and, within the next week, three more children died.
Though flu season is nearing its end, infectious disease experts still advise the public to get vaccinated from the flu.
“We as infectious disease physicians still believe that everybody six months and older should get the flu shot,” Dr. Daniel Kuritzkes, senior physician in the division of infectious diseases at Mass General Brigham, told Boston.com in January.