Hospital Bans Young Visitors Due To Flu

At Least 1 Milwaukee School Closing Due To Flu Outbreak

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Child gets a flu shot
Reed Olson, 8, gets a flu shot at a Dekalb County health center in Decatur, Ga., Monday, Feb. 5, 2018. The U.S. government’s flu report released on Friday, Feb. 2, 2018, showed flu season continued to intensify the previous week, with high volumes of flu-related patient traffic in 42 states. David Goldman/AP Photo

Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin is banning young visitors and at least one Milwaukee school is closing due to the flu outbreak that has ravaged the country.

The suburban Milwaukee hospital is not allowing children under 12 to visit patients beginning Thursday to prevent the flu from spreading. That doesn’t include clinic appointments.

Mother of Good Counsel School in Milwaukee said it will be closed for the remainder of the week due to an increasing number of sick students and staff. School officials say 30 percent of students were absent Tuesday.

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