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		</div><p><a href="http://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/twoyearold-with-swine-flu-dies.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full" title="A two-year-old boy with swine flu has died in Northern Ireland" src="http://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/min-twoyearold-with-swine-flu-dies.jpg" alt="A two-year-old boy with swine flu has died in Northern Ireland"/></a></p>
<p>A two-year-old boy with swine flu has died in Northern Ireland.</p>
<p>The infant was from the Republic of Ireland but he was receiving intensive care treatment north of the border, according to the Public Health Agency.</p>
<p>The PHA said, at the family&#8217;s request, no further details of the case would be released.</p>
<p>&#8220;The Public Health Agency would like to extend its sympathy to the family of this child,&#8221; said a PHA spokeswoman.</p>
<p>The death takes to 18 the confirmed number of people with the H1N1 virus that have died in Northern Ireland this flu season.</p>
<p>Information on whether the child had an underlying medical condition is not being released.</p>
<p>But the fatality will nevertheless put further pressure on the authorities to re-think the policy decision not to vaccinate all under-fives against the virus, something which was done last year. Only infants in &#8220;at risk&#8221; health categories are being vaccinated.</p>
<p>Stormont Health Minister Michael McGimpsey, who offered his condolences to the boy&#8217;s family, said medical advisers remained of the opinion that the vaccination programme should not be extended.</p>
<p>&#8220;I have recently spoken to other UK health ministers about Northern Ireland&#8217;s current flu picture. I have also spoken to Mary Harney, the Republic of Ireland&#8217;s health minister.</p>
<p>&#8220;In addition, I have consulted with the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) about the particular circumstances here. They do not recommend extending the vaccination programme beyond the current at-risk groups.&#8221;</p>
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