{
  "id": 671709,
  "title": "Summer severe paediatric flu infections reaches nine",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/summer-severe-paediatric-flu-infections-reaches-nine",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-08-12T14:12:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "RTHK English",
    "slug": "rthk-english",
    "url": "https://news.rthk.hk/rthk/en/component/k2/1865939-20260812.htm"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The Centre for Health Protection (CHP) reported another severe paediatric case of influenza A on Wednesday, taking the number of such cases in the summer flu season to nine. The latest patient is a 17-month-old girl with no significant underlying health conditions. She had not received a flu jab recently. The toddler developed a fever and cough on Sunday, and her condition worsened the following…",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}