MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines would not become one of the last in Asia to acquire herd immunity against COVID-19, Malacaang said on Wednesday.
Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque was reacting to United Kingdom-based think tank Pantheon Macroeconomics findings that claim the Philippines might be among the last to attain herd immunity as its mass vaccination has lagged behind its neighbors’ vaccination campaigns.
The think tank said 85% of the population must be immunized to achieve herd immunity, with the recent emergence of the Delta variant in India.
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Roque said the think tank’s projec…
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