Business Insider - Alani "Joie" Murrieta died days after battling the flu and, eventually, pneumonia. Murrieta took a prescribed antiviral medication, but ended up in the emergency room. She did not get the flu shot, but doctors can't say if that would have helped her specific case. Doctors still recommend getting the flu shot as long as you aren't allergic to any of its ingredients. Alania "Joie" Murrieta, a 20-year-old mother, passed away just days after she contracted the flu, Buzzfeed News reports. A few days after Thanksgiving, Murrieta went to the hospital, where she learned she developed pneumonia from the flu, according to Buzzfeed News. She was then given intravenous antibiotics before being sent to the ICU, where she lost consciousness. After doctors were unsuccessful in removing fluid from her lungs, FoxNews reports that Murrieta was put on a ventilator. Eventually, her heart stopped and she was pronounced dead. INSIDER reached out to Murrieta's family for comment but di
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