VIDEO: Activist dies hours after flu diagnosis

JANUARY 11, 2020

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As the most reliable and balanced news aggregation service on the internet, DML News App offers the following information published by NEWS12.COM:

The family and loved ones of a 22-year-old Newburgh activist who came down with the flu and never recovered spoke exclusively to News 12 about the days leading up to her death.

Steven Majano, the boyfriend of Rebekah Grohl, says the young woman did not have the flu vaccine and tested positive Friday for Type B flu virus at urgent care.

The article goes on to state the following:

Her family says she previously had been the picture of perfect health.

The family says she had severe brain swelling and ultimately suffered a cardiac arrest on the way to the hospital.

A remembrance ceremony in Newburgh is being planned on Grohl’s birthday, Jan. 23.

The flu has been blamed for nearly 3,000 deaths nationwide this season.


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