Eight-year-old girl hospitalized in serious condition in intensive care with flu complication

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An eight-year-old girl, with no underlying illnesses, was hospitalized in the pediatric intensive care unit at Shaare Zedek Medical Center with a flu complication. The girl was not vaccinated against the flu, arrived with a high fever and severe shortness of breath, and was sedated and placed on a ventilator. According to Arutz Sheva, Dr. Elihai Berliner, a senior physician in the pediatric emergency department, said that upon her arrival she was given urgent medical treatment, including medication and support.

According to Israel Hayom, after initial stabilization in the emergency department the girl was transferred to the pediatric intensive care unit, and after about a day she was weaned off the ventilator. According to Ynet, her condition improved following stabilization. According to N12, based on Health Ministry data, more than one hundred children were hospitalized in recent weeks due to the illness.