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Mississippi health officials say the state has confirmed its first pediatric influenza death since the 2009-2010 flu season.

Six Mid-South Kroger locations will host a flu super clinic this Thursday, Jan. 17 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. to meet customer demand for this year’s flu shot.

Mid-South doctors are calling this one of the most severe flu seasons in recent history. Doctor's offices are swamped with patients. Despite that, a lot of people simply refuse to get a flu shot. Watch Video

If it hasn't hit your house already, brace for it: the flu is hitting the Mid-South hard right now. Le Bonheur Children's Hospital in Memphis says it is getting slammed with kids with flu symptoms.

Doctors say the flu is hitting hard and heavy this year, especially in the South. Mississippi and Tennessee are among the worst in the nation.

The fear of getting the flu is the reason tens of thousands of people have been running to hospital emergency rooms and doctor's offices. But is that necessary? Watch Video

The Shelby County Health Department received vaccines for the flu in September and doctors urge people to get their yearly flu shot. They say getting the flu is worse than playing the odds by skipping it. Watch Video