As flu cases continue to rise, state health officials confirmed Friday that a second child died from the flu in Wisconsin.
Citing privacy concerns, the State Department of Health Services declined to provide details about the death, including the child’s age, gender, location and flu vaccination status.
but, obituary When go fund me The page identified the child as Ava Ray Schmidt, 14, of Suamico, who died Wednesday “after a very brief battle with Influenza A and Streptococcus B.”
According to a Facebook post by her mother Katerina Schmidt, Schmidt fell ill over the weekend and by Monday night had fallen into septicemia. On her way to the Green Her Bay hospital, her mother performed CPR on her daughter as she became unresponsive. Schmidt was eventually transferred to Children’s Hospital in Milwaukee.
Schmidt was a freshman at Bayport High School who just got 99% on her most recent exams and was able to get 100% according to her obituary and a GoFundMe page created by her godmother. I told my father it was possible. , Kelly Reiss.
Schmidt loved shopping, painting, and animals, and was “always ready for the next babysitting job.” She was dancing in her company Green Her Bay Dance, but she recently told her mother that she won’t be seeing her next solo performance because she wanted to surprise her. .
“She was very thoughtful and always looking for ways to show you that she loved you. Whether it was a Starbucks drink, ordering cheese curds, or just a hug, she knew you I wanted to find a way to put a smile on their faces,” Reiss said. She wrote on her GoFundMe page. “She was a planner, planning everything from her 16th birthday to her wedding day.”
The state health department announced a flu-related child death in western Wisconsin earlier this week. The child showed no evidence of having been vaccinated against the flu earlier this year, officials said.
Nationwide, 47 children have died from flu-related complications. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Wisconsin typically sees three to four childhood flu deaths each year, said Tom Haupt, the Department of Health’s influenza surveillance coordinator. However, the incidence of influenza in the last few years has been low. This is because during the pandemic, so many people took precautions like wearing masks and washing their hands, which also helped prevent the flu.
Health officials say flu cases are Earlier spike than last season Also, encourage everyone over the age of 6 months to get vaccinated. state data As of Friday, only one in three Wisconsins had received a flu shot each year, which is lower than in years past.
to find out where to get your flu shot. vaccine.govor call 211 or 877-947-2211.
