Find out "how the new federal Lyme plan validates a diagnosis that often isn't there" and read about a recently published study reviewing childhood deaths from influenza between 2016 and 2025. The wrong cure—how the new federal Lyme plan validates a diagnosis that often isn't there If you have an interest in Lyme disease or if you recently heard about the U.S. government’s new efforts around this disease, you may want to check out this article from the Center for Infectious Disease Research & Policy (CIDRAP) at the University of Minnesota. The article, written by Dr. Jake Scott, describes the strengths and potential concerns related to the new guidelines from the point of view of a provider who cares for affected patients.Check out the article.Kids and influenza vaccines Many parents don’t realize that each year some children die from infections with influenza. “The flu” is often viewed as a disease that is “not that bad.” And, for many children, that is the case — the disease is not severe. But for some, influenza results in hospitalization or death. A recently published study reviewed childhood deaths from influenza between 2016 and 2025, excluding the season that occurred during the COVID-19 pandemic (2020-2021). During this period, more than 1,200 children between 6 months and 17 years of age died from influenza. Two findings are important for families to be aware of:More than half of those deaths were in children who did NOT have underlying medical conditions. That is to say, at least 1 of every 2 children who died from their influenza infection would not have been considered high risk.Of those children whose vaccination status was known, 83 of every 100 deaths were among children not fully vaccinated against influenza, compared with 17 of every 100 deaths among children who had received influenza vaccination.These data confirm that while the influenza vaccine will not prevent everyone from having severe disease, it’s better to be vaccinated than to forgo vaccination when it comes to reducing the chance of having a severe influenza infection during childhood.
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