MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines could achieve herd immunity of 70 million vaccinated people within a year if it can inoculate 450,000 a day, Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said Monday.
“That (achieving herd immunity) is dependent on the supply of the vaccines. If we have the 140 million thereabouts of doses of vaccines, it would probably take 11 to 12 months to do that,” Duque said in a media forum. “Perhaps five to six months for the first dose and four to five months for the second dose.”
The forum was held following the launch of the European Union’s three-year grant worth P130 million to support the Philippines’ pandemic response.
To reach this goal, Duque also…
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