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| Swine flu 'may have killed baby' | Swine flu 'may have killed baby' |
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| It is understood that a baby may have become the second person in Northern Ireland to die from swine flu. | It is understood that a baby may have become the second person in Northern Ireland to die from swine flu. |
| The Health Minister said that he had been informed by a trust of a possible death associated with the virus. | The Health Minister said that he had been informed by a trust of a possible death associated with the virus. |
| Michael McGimpsey did not confirm the age or sex of the person and said he would not comment further until the results of a post mortem are known. | Michael McGimpsey did not confirm the age or sex of the person and said he would not comment further until the results of a post mortem are known. |
| But a number of MLAs said they wanted to extend their sympathies to the family of the baby. | But a number of MLAs said they wanted to extend their sympathies to the family of the baby. |
| In a statement to the Health Committee, Mr McGimpsey also said that if public confidence required it, he would be among the first to be vaccinated against swine flu. | In a statement to the Health Committee, Mr McGimpsey also said that if public confidence required it, he would be among the first to be vaccinated against swine flu. |
| He added that he would be advising members of his family to do the same. | He added that he would be advising members of his family to do the same. |
| Last month, a woman from County Antrim became the first person to die from the virus in Northern Ireland. | Last month, a woman from County Antrim became the first person to die from the virus in Northern Ireland. |
| Caroline Hoy from Ahoghill had also been suffering from cancer. | Caroline Hoy from Ahoghill had also been suffering from cancer. |
| In July, solider Lee Porter (30) who was born in Coleraine, died in a hospital in England from swine flu. | |
| There have now been 217 laboratory confirmed cases in Northern Ireland, although the number of clinically diagnosed cases stands at almost 9,000. | |
| A total of 94 people have been hospitalised. |