Justin Vine has come a long way after spending weeks on a ventilator and being in a two-month coma last year following his COVID-19 diagnosis.

SAN ANTONIO – San Antonio nurse practitioner Justin Vine continues to show improvement after being released from the hospital, where he was in a medically induced coma for 56 days following his COVID-19 diagnosis. He was then placed on a ventilator, given a plasma donation and Remdesivir while he was in the hospital. “I can tell I’m still getting stronger and stronger every day,” he said. Vine said he couldn’t stay away from his work for too long. “Leaving the house, coming back kind of thing, and also -- simple as driving my car,” Vine said.

SAN ANTONIO – A San Antonio nurse who was in a medically induced coma for 56 days after testing positive for COVID-19 is showing signs of improvement after coming out of the coma. Justin Vine was hospitalized on June 30 at Northeast Baptist Hospital after testing positive for COVID-19. Vine’s wife said he was placed on a ventilator, given a plasma donation and remdesivir. Vine is still in the hospital but has since recovered from COVID-19. He said he is scheduled to start rehab on Thursday and looks forward to seeing his children when he gets out of the hospital.

SAN ANTONIO San Antonio pediatric nurse practitioner Justin Vine has been hospitalized for over a month after testing positive for COVID-19. As soon as he got home, he gets rid of the clothes, takes a shower and then starts spending time with us. He was taking all the precautions, said Esther Aguayo, Justin Vines wife. Aguayo said she took her husband to Northeast Baptist Hospital on June 30, where he tested positive for COVID-19. Aguayo says her husband loves not only his family but also his job and working with children.