Taiwan's government is buying 100,000 more doses of flu vaccine to meet soaring demand since celebrity Barbie Hsu died of flu complications last week.
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00:00Taiwan's government is buying more flu vaccines to meet soaring demand.
00:05The cabinet has approved the purchase of 100,000 more doses, which it hopes to start administering
00:09next week.
00:11The jabs are earmarked for at-risk groups like seniors, young children, and people with
00:15chronic diseases.
00:16There has been huge demand for flu vaccines here in Taiwan after celebrity Barbie Xu died
00:20from flu complications while vacationing in Japan last week.