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LiberalArkie

(17,346 posts) Sat Feb 15, 2025, 09:15 AM Saturday

Arkansas teen placed on life support after catching flu

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Feb 14, 2025 / 06:35 PM CST

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – This flu season has been rough in Arkansas and nationwide, with thousands of hospitalizations and deaths.

According to the Centers for Disease Control, an estimated 13,000 people have died from the flu. Here in Arkansas, 47 people have died, including one child.

There are many other children with the flu in the state fighting for their lives, including 13-year-old Elsie Littrell.

Elsie is from Rogers and has been at the Arkansas Children’s Hospital in Little Rock since Saturday.

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https://www.kark.com/news/health/arkansas-teen-placed-on-life-support-after-catching-flu/

Note: Mom said she was NOT vaccinated.

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Arkansas teen placed on life support after catching flu (Original Post) LiberalArkie Saturday OP

I've been vaccinated for flu, but I wear a mask in public. Lonestarblue Saturday #1

Me too. Vaxxed for everything known to mankind, I believe. Mask in stores, but LiberalArkie Saturday #2

Mom said she was *not* vaccinated. Ocelot II Saturday #3

Thank you. I misread that. I figured she wasn't being in Arkansas. I corrected the post.. LiberalArkie Saturday #4

Will the parents be charged with child abuse and manslaughter? Javaman Saturday #5

I don't think TicketyBoo Saturday #6

This message was self-deleted by its author TicketyBoo Saturday #7

Oh my gosh RazorbackExpat Sunday #8

Lonestarblue

(12,256 posts)

1. I've been vaccinated for flu, but I wear a mask in public.

Reply to LiberalArkie (Original post)

Sat Feb 15, 2025, 09:30 AM

Saturday

LiberalArkie

(17,346 posts)

2. Me too. Vaxxed for everything known to mankind, I believe. Mask in stores, but

Reply to Lonestarblue (Reply #1)

Sat Feb 15, 2025, 09:33 AM

Saturday

A day after I went to the gym, I got that tickle in the throat that told me I got something. Next afternoon it was gone..

Pharmacist told me that is how it is supposed to work..

Ocelot II

(122,986 posts)

3. Mom said she was *not* vaccinated.

Reply to LiberalArkie (Original post)

Sat Feb 15, 2025, 09:45 AM

Saturday

"Rhea said Elsie had not gotten her flu shot this year. . . . The Arkansas Department of Health said out of the 47 flu-related deaths this season, only about 10 were vaccinated."

LiberalArkie

(17,346 posts)

4. Thank you. I misread that. I figured she wasn't being in Arkansas. I corrected the post..

Reply to Ocelot II (Reply #3)

Sat Feb 15, 2025, 09:54 AM

Saturday

Javaman

(63,351 posts)

5. Will the parents be charged with child abuse and manslaughter?

Reply to LiberalArkie (Original post)

Sat Feb 15, 2025, 12:05 PM

Saturday

Naaaaa, that’s only something for the Libs.

We live in the age of stupidity and have entered into the American dark age

TicketyBoo

(1,994 posts)

6. I don't think

Reply to LiberalArkie (Original post)

Sat Feb 15, 2025, 12:06 PM

Saturday

we ever got our son vaccinated for flu when he was a child. (He left home for college in 2005; we did get the recommended meningitis vaccine for him before he left for college.)

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RazorbackExpat

(261 posts)

8. Oh my gosh

Reply to LiberalArkie (Original post)

Sun Feb 16, 2025, 11:10 PM

Sunday

I used to know some Littrells from Rogers when I was in elementary school. I wonder if there's any relation?

At any rate, I hope Elsie pulls through

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