Six-year-old Allison Eaglespeaker, a kindergartner at Russell Elementary, lost her battle with influenza strain B and pneumonia on Saturday. Recorded as the first pediatric death for Montana, she is actually the sixth child to have died already in this year’s flu season, according to the latest surveillance report from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. As a result of this, medical authorities are urging parents to make sure their children have received this year’s flu shot.
Allison Eaglespeaker was from Missoula County and lost her battle with the flu at Community Medical Hospital. Her aunt, Crystal Whiteshield, has set up a GoFundMe page to help the family with funeral expenses that include a burial at the Blackfeet Indian Reservation, according to NBC Montana.
An official statement was released regarding the death of 6-year-old Allison.
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