Six-year-old boy dies of flu complications in second case this week

A six-year-old boy has died of complications from influenza A, in the second such case this week.

The child was rushed to Kaplan Medical Center in Rehovot in critical condition after he collapsed in his home this morning, Hebrew-language media reports.

He was pronounced dead shortly after arriving at the hospital, following unsuccessful resuscitation efforts.

The boy, who had no underlying health conditions and was not vaccinated against the flu, began showing respiratory symptoms yesterday, reports say.

His death is the third flu-related fatality of the season, after a vaccinated six-year-old died on Wednesday, and a 10-year-old girl, who had not yet been vaccinated this season, died last week.