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Woman dies of swine flu; Taiwan death toll at 32

TAIPEI, Taiwan -- The Central Epidemics Command Center (CECC) yesterday announced the death of a young woman due to H1N1 influenza, adding up to 32 total deaths in Taiwan.

The woman, 27, was reported to have a medical history of diabetes and kidney disease. In addition, seven more cases were reported. As of Dec. 2, CECC officials reported having 719 confirmed cases in hospitals.

The Department of Health (DOH) has announced a nationwide campaign to give H1N1 flu vaccinations to all people, starting from Dec. 12. The DOH officials were trying to reach an agreement with local department stores and shopping malls to set up vaccination stations, aside from large hospitals. People can then take their IDs and health insurance cards to any vaccination station to receive free shots.

In previous phases, from Nov. 1, the vaccine has made been available to infants, pregnant women, school students and Typhoon Morakot victims. So far, nearly two million residents have received the vaccine shots, including 1.3 million pupils and 52 thousand newborns, which is more than half of the total infants in Taiwan. However, only 11 thousand pregnant women have received the shots. Officials yesterday urged expectant mothers to get the shots as soon as possible.

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