TAIPEI, Sept. 25 (Xinhua) -- A six-month-old male baby in Taiwan has been infected with the A/H1N1 influenza and was admitted into hospital, becoming the youngest among all hospitalized flu patients on the island, the local health authority said Friday.

    Another four flu victims on the island have also been sent to hospital, bringing the total number of hospitalized cases to 292, among whom 17 died, 36 remained there and the rest were out of hospital.

    An inoculation program of 15 million doses of A/H1N1 flu vaccines were scheduled to be launched in November, local media quoted the island's health authority as saying.

    Starting from Oct. 1, nearly 3 million doses of seasonal flu vaccines would also be offered for free to the public, the health authority said.

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