Why the Flu Death of a Vaccinated Girl Is NOT Reason to Get a Flu Shot

This week, People published an article about a six-year-old girl who received a flu shot, yet shortly thereafter died from influenza infection. The article highlights how the girl’s parents are now urging other parents to get their children vaccinated, which is also the author’s central message. However, this is not the lesson to be drawn from this tragic death.

The cause of death in this case was determined to be myocarditis, or inflammation of the heart, caused by influenza virus of an unre...