MORRIS -- In Morris County, where 45 cases of swine flu have been confirmed, health officials and school superintendents met today to discuss how they could carry out a massive vaccination plan for the virus before school starts, but not all agree vaccinations during school time is the solution.

During a conference county officials held at the Frelinghuysen Arboretum in Morris Township, Peter Summers, the county's health officer, suggested schools would be a convenient location because children are at the highest risk for swine flu, formally known as H1N1 influenza.

DNA test kits of the the influenza A(H1N1) or Swine Flu virus prepared by PrimerDesign Ltd are displayed at the company laboratory in May.

But several school superintendents said they would oppose vaccinating children during school hours, saying it would disrupt daily school life and spur liability problems.


"There would be chaos in the schools," said LeRoy Seitz, Parsippany-Troy Hills superintendent of schools, who suggested weekend and after-school vaccination plans. "Trying to run vaccinations while trying to run a school? I would be extremely opposed to that."

Some superintendents are concerned vaccinations in schools would elicit a shortage of nurses.

"Who's going to take care of the day-to-day medical needs of the children if our nurses are doing this? We'd have to bring in substitute nurses, and it's hard to find them," said Christine Johnson, Boonton superintendent of schools.

There are 80,000 children in Morris County's public schools, and 125,000 county residents are under age 18, according to Summers.

Summers told the crowd of 15 health officers and dozens of school officials that the vaccine would be available by late October or November. He said vaccinating children in schools can be convenient for parents, and there also would be minimal traffic and crowd control issues.

Some health officers are concerned about funding and lack of facilities for such a vaccination program.

"But the bottom line is, we'll do it," said Peter Correale, Pequannock's health officer, who noted that Morris County health departments have been involved in bio-terrorism planning for the past decade.

"We've been preparing for this for a long time," Correale said. "This county is far in advance in terms of surveillance and their communication with communities and schools."

George Van Orden, health officer for Hanover, Harding and Morris Townships, said the vaccination program should be conducted by municipal health departments with assistance from the county's schools.


He also suggested that parents should be in the room when vaccinations are being conducted because it can be "traumatic" for children.

John Bonanni, the county's administrator, said local officials will subsequently determine a vaccination plan. Today's conference was held to gather ideas and concerns from health and school officials to better plan for a mass vaccination program in the fall, he said.

New Jersey will get $10 million from the federal government to prepare for an expected problematic fall influenza season with possible swine flu outbreaks.

The state Department of Health and Senior Services will use $7.5 million for its preparation and prevention efforts of seasonal and swine flu.

Hospitals and other health facilities will share $2.6 million.

Of some 833 confirmed cases in New Jersey, 10 people have died from the H1N1 strain of the flu, according to state health department.

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