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Philippines receives over 2.2 million pediatric COVID vaccines from Australia

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Young students receive their Pfizer booster shots in San Juan City on Aug. 22, 2022. Jire Carreon, ABS-CBN News" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2022/news/08/22/20220822-school-opening-vaccination-jvc-3-s.jpg"/><figcaption>Young students receive their Pfizer booster shots in San Juan City on Aug. 22, 2022. <em>Jire Carreon, ABS-CBN News</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA — The Philippines has so far received 2,280,000 doses of pediatric COVID-19 vaccine from the Australian government, the Department of Health said Friday.</p><p>This is part of 6 million pediatric Pfizer vaccine doses that Canberra, through the support of Unicef, will donate to Manila by year-end to boost immunization coverage among children, the agency said.</p><p>Some 720,000 more doses of the coronavirus jabs are expected to arrive within the week, according to the DOH.</p><p>&quot;Promoting children’s health and well-being is everyone’s responsibility. Helping children recover from the effects of COVID-19 requires a concerted effort from all sectors of society,&quot; Unicef Philippines Representative Oyunsaikhan Dendevnorov said in a statement.</p><p>&quot;By strengthening our partnerships and growing our collaboration with one another, we achieve more for children,&quot; she added. </p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/09/16/22/ncr-back-to-moderate-risk-for-covid-19-doh">Metro Manila back to &#x27;moderate risk&#x27; for COVID-19 - DOH</a></li></ul><p>Apart from the pediatric COVID-19 vaccines, the Australian government has also provided solar-powered vaccine refrigerators, walk-in cold rooms, personal protective equipment and spare parts. </p><p>Canberra also helped in training 490 health staff on cold chain management.</p><p>&quot;We are pleased to be playing a role in ensuring all Filipino children can recover from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic,&quot; Richard Sisson, Chargé d’Affaires of the Australian Embassy to the Philippines, said in a statement.</p><p>&quot;These vaccines are an important part of the Australian government’s support for children in the Philippines, which extends across the health, education sectors, and protection from abuse and exploitation,&quot; he added.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/09/16/22/doh-167-new-cases-of-omicron-subvariants-4-delta-infections-detected">Philippines detects 167 new cases of omicron subvariants, 4 delta infections</a></li></ul><p>DOH officer-in-charge Maria Rosario Vergeire thanked Australia and Unicef for the donation.</p><p>&quot;With this new batch of vaccines, we hope that more parents will get their children vaccinated against COVID-19 for their protection and continued safe learning,&quot; she said.</p><p>As of Sept. 14, some 14.8 million children and adolescents have so far been fully vaccinated against COVID-19.</p><p>Of the figure, around 9.9 million are adolescents ages 12 to 17, while almost 4.9 million are children ages 5 to 11, latest data from the DOH showed.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/spotlight/09/14/22/who-end-of-covid-19-pandemic-in-sight">End of COVID pandemic in sight, says WHO, but warns of maintaining &#x27;vigilance&#x27;</a></li></ul><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=2234105" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div>

The Philippines has so far received 2,280,000 doses of pediatric COVID-19 vaccine from the Australian government, the DOH said Friday.