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It’s like taking jewelry from a baby.

A 3-year-old boy waiting to be examined at a St. Paul medical clinic became one of the city’s youngest robbery victims Wednesday when an unknown teenager hit him before tearing off the gold necklace the toddler was wearing.

St. Paul police spokesman Tom Walsh said the incident occurred about 11 a.m. at the East Side Family Clinic, 860 Arcade St. The unidentified teenager, who authorities believe is 17, hit the boy in the head, grabbed the necklace and ran from the waiting room before fleeing on a bicycle, Walsh said. The toddler was not hurt.

On a related note — toddlers wearing gold chains? Classy.

We’re already extremely paranoid about the flu, a seemingly innocuous virus that most think will just mean a couple days home from work or school, but that actually kills about 20,000 people a year especially the elderly and young children. The first tragic case at the beginning of this year’s flu season comes from Minnesota, where a Twin Cities 12-year-old has died from influenza.

Police responded to a call around 2:30 in the morning last Monday at the 4200 block of South Fifth Avenue.

When they arrived the 12 year-old girl was already dead.

Neighbors say the girl had been sick for a couple of days.

This as doctors say the flu season has just started in Minnesota.

Counties are also working on a mobilization effort to get more flu shots out to kids.

Doctors at West Health in Plymouth say spring may be around the corner, but the flu season is far from over.