Flu season is reaching its peak — with the virus “widespread” in 43 states — and 14,000 new infections a week.
With a quarter of the student body in Clarkton, Missouri home sick with the flu, school officials decided to park the buses and close the doors.
“We were dropping like flies,” said Superintendent Delane Beckwith. “We had about 70 kids out.”
That’s a first for Beckwith.
“Friday, I was hurting, and got home Friday night, sick all day Saturday,” Beckwith said.
Missouri is one of 23 states with high activity this season. And we’ve seen a total of 20 flu-related deaths in children.
On Long Island, near New York City, Nassau University Medical Center’s pediatric emergency room is now open 24-7 to deal with an influx of flu.
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SOURCE: CBS News, Jonathan Lapook