PH Covid response gets $5M additional funding

by Bernadette E. Tamayo - Arlie O. Calalo

Nov 22, 2022 12:10 am

DOUGLAS Emhoff, the husband of United States Vice President Kamala Harris, on Monday announced $5 million in funding to accelerate the rollout of Covid-19 vaccines in the Philippines.

The assistance, funded through the American Rescue Plan, will support vaccine distribution for children and adults, the US embassy said in a statement.

MORE AID FOR COVID-19 JABS. United States Second Gentleman Douglas Emhoff (right) hands over a box of hygiene kits and Covid-19 supplies to Mayor Allan Dale Along Malapitan, along with Health Undersecretary Officer-In-Charge Maria Rosario Vergeire (left), during the turnover ceremony at Gregoria De Jesus Elementary School in Caloocan City on Monday (Nov. 21, 2022). The United States donated USD5 million (PHP286.81 million) to accelerate the Covid-19 vaccination rollout in the Philippines via the United States Agency for International Development. (PNA photo by Ben Briones)

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