Philippines approves Covid jabs for kids as young as 12


Inoculating children is seen as a key step towards reopening schools in the Philippines. - AFP

MANILA, Sept 28 (AFP): The Philippines has approved Covid-19 jabs for children as young as 12, an aide to President Rodrigo Duterte said Tuesday, as the country battles surging infections fuelled by the hyper-contagious Delta variant.

Duterte's government has been skewered over the glacial rollout of vaccines, with just over a quarter of the adult population fully vaccinated nearly seven months after the first doses were delivered.

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