Interior and Local Government Secretary Eduardo Año clarified Friday that the population protection that the 23 cities achieved is not equivalent to herd immunity. Earlier, it was reported that 23 …
Health Secretary Francisco Duque said Thursday the Philippines could achieve herd immunity by the first quarter of 2022, with 500,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses being administered every day. “Supply permitting and …
An expert member of the University of the Philippines (UP)- Pandemic Response Team believes that the Philippines has not yet reached the herd immunity target by the end of this …
It is still possible to reach herd immunity in the National Capital Region (NCR) and eight other places in the country against COVID-19 by Christmas if the government ensures that …
The OCTA Research group projected Wednesday that Metro Manila could achieve herd immunity against COVID-19 in less than two months if 300,000 vaccine doses would be given in the capital …
The national government targets to inoculate 58 million or 70% of 83 million people in COVID-19 hotspots to achieve herd immunity, according to presidential spokesperson Harry Roque on Monday. Roque …
Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez announced on Monday that he expects the COVID-19 crisis in India will have an impact on the supply of Novavax vaccines. “We expect further constrictions ng …
Herd immunity is difficult to achieve if many Filipinos refuse to get vaccinated against COVID-19, according to the Department of Health. “As long as there are people refusing to be …
An employers group is calling on the government to speed up the acquisition of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines now that President Rodrigo Duterte has not agreed to put the whole …
Health Secretary Francisco Duque III insisted that the government’s target immunize up to 60 million Filipinos with COVID-19 vaccines is enough to achieve herd immunity. Duque was responding to the …
An official from the Philippine Foundation for Vaccination (PFV) said 50 million COVID-19 vaccines are not enough to give herd immunity as defined by the World Health Organization (WHO). In …