NJ reports one death.

[Ronan Kelly]

For the second week in a row, flu activity in the state, as shown in emergency-department visits, hospital admissions, and doctor?s visits, declined.

State suspends seasonal flu shot requirement for pre-school kids
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
BY LINDY WASHBURN
The Record
STAFF WRITER

-snip-

But H1N1 influenza continues to be widespread, with activity in every county, said Howard.

One death due to H1N1 ? a 35-year-old Morris County man ? was listed in the weekly report prepared by the state for submission to the federal Centers for Disease Control Wednesday. It was not known whether he had any underlying conditions that made him more vulnerable to complications, Howard said.

New Jersey has received 1.4 million doses of vaccine for H1N1, and expects to fill its backlog of orders for 83,000 doses by the end of the week. Vaccination is still reserved for target groups who are more susceptible to the virus or at risk of complications, and not for general public distribution yet, said Howard. Although the vaccine is expected to become available to anyone who wants it at some point, Howard said she wasn?t sure when.
-snip-
http://www.northjersey.com/news/hea...flu_shot_requirement_for_pre-school_kids.html

 

[Shiloh]

Re: NJ reports one death.

Source: http://www.dailyrecord.com/article/...bout+10+days+before+dying+from+suspected+H1N1

Morris man sick for about 10 days before dying from suspected H1N1

BY MATT MANOCHIO ? STAFF WRITER ? November 25, 2009


The 35-year-old Morris Plains man, whose death was the first in Morris County linked to the H1N1 virus, died about 10 days after first becoming ill, his family said.

While the state Department of Health on Tuesday confirmed the Nov. 16 death but not the man's identity, Leonard and Helen Vine on Wednesday said their son, David Michael Vine, died at Morristown Memorial Hospital on Nov. 16, and the cause of death was double pneumonia and possible swine flu.

"He was our adopted, wonderful boy," Helen Vine, during a phone interview from their Los Angeles home, said, adding David took pride in being "Korish" ? Korean and Jewish.

"He was brilliant, he was kind, he was sweet, he was dedicated," she said. "He was a true gentleman."

Leonard Vine said his son first complained of feeling ill around Nov. 6 and visited an urgent care center.

"They supposedly pooh-poohed the whole thing and sent him home," he said, adding his son on Nov. 10 saw a second doctor who couldn't figure out what was wrong.

By Nov. 13, things got worse.

"He wasn't feeling good, he could barely breathe," Leonard Vine said.

His son, who worked at Honeywell in Morris Township, was admitted to Morristown Memorial that day.

The hospital listed David as critical ? "He had double pneumonia and they think he had the swine flu," Leonard Vine said, adding Morristown urged they "absolutely" should fly to New Jersey to be with him.

They arrived Nov. 14, and by then he was in a medically induced coma. The Vines said David had been healthy, and were unaware of any pre-existing medical conditions.

His parents said samples were taken to be tested and he passed away three days later.

"We were privileged while we were at the hotel that 12 to 14 of his workmates including his boss and his boss' boss came to see us at the hotel," Leonard Vine said the his son's colleagues, who stayed with the Vines for hours talking about David.

Attempts to reach a Honeywell spokesperson were not successful Wednesday.

While it appears Vine's death is related to H1N1, not even his parents know for certain. They said they've heard nothing from New Jersey officials. A call to the state's Health Department went unreturned Wednesday.

Born in Korea, Vine grew up in California and then lived in Atlanta, Ga., before moving to New Jersey five years ago, according to his obituary. A graduate of Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, he was a project manager in IT for Honeywell for the past three years, according to his obituary.

He's additionally survived by his wife, Barbara, and his Los Angeles-based sister, Andrea Goodman and her husband, Brad; and his brother, Joel Vine.

The state alerted the federal Centers for Disease Control about Vine's death, which brings the total of H1N1 deaths in New Jersey to 11 since Sept. 1, 2009. There were 18 deaths reported to the CDC during last spring's H1N1 outbreak.

Matt Manochio: 973-428-6627; mmanochi@gannett.com