vulnerable. a 12-year-old in coral springse, florida died this week. he ll been mourned by his friends, classmates and family. everything is normal, just a regular cold. shocking. you get a call that he s passed. how the hell does that happen? without alarming everybody, take care of your kids. hug them a little tighter and consider having that flu shot, perhaps. when it comes to pediatric deaths, the cdc is ominously comparing this year to the 2014/2015 season when there were 148 pediatric deaths reported for this year. this year s main flu strain h3n2 is especially vee veer lent.