Flu has claimed the lives of two children in the state this season. The state health department reports one child died in Middle Tennessee and one child in East Tennessee. Youth and the elderly are most likely to be at risk from the flu.
Health officials indicate that it is never too late to have the flu vaccine. The Tennessee Department of Health Department has flu vaccine available for the public at no charge. The Cannon County office of the Health Department is located on Alexander Drive (near St. Thomas-Stones River Hospital.