MOSCOW, Oct. 27 (Xinhua) -- Two Russian women died of A/H1N1 epidemic, the Interfax news agency quoted Russia's chief sanitary official as saying on Tuesday.

    Two women, aged 29 and 50, died in the far eastern city of Chita, Gennady Onishchenko, the official, told Interfax. "Both hada confirmed diagnosis of A/H1N1 and suffered from pneumonia," he said.

    The 29-year-old woman was pregnant and doctors were unable to save the baby, he added.

    More than 1,300 A/H1N1 flu cases had been confirmed in the country, according to the official.

    Russia has launched mass production of two A/H1N1 flu vaccines earlier this month. It planned to start an A/H1N1 flu vaccination program in December, which would involve 10 million people in the first instance.

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