MANILA, Philippines — The country’s economy can fully reopen once half of the estimated 110 million population has been vaccinated against COVID-19, vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. said Wednesday.
Citing experiences of the U.S., the United Kingdom, and Israel, Galvez said the COVID-19 cases in these countries significantly decreased after only vaccinating 30 percent of their respective populations.
“Makikita natin yung threshold pag nakuha na natin yung 30 percent, maganda na, we can open up some restrictions,” Galvez said in an interview over ABS-CBN News Channel.
(We will see that once we get the threshold of 30 percent, it’s already good, we can open up some r…
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