MANILA, Philippines — The government will have to vaccinate half or six million of Metro Manila’s 12 million population before a substantial effect in the number of COVID-19 infections is seen hopefully by the end of this year, a fellow of the OCTA Research team said Monday.
Citing data from countries like Israel, the United Kingdom and the United States, OCTA fellow Fr. Nicanor Austriaco said at least 45 percent to 50 percent of the population must be vaccinated to see its impact on the COVID-19 numbers.
Austriaco, a Catholic priest from the University of Sto. Tomas, is aFilipino-American molecular biologist.
“Here in the NCR [National Capital Region], we would have to va…
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