MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine government should aim to vaccinate 50 percent of the population in Metro Manila and six other areas considered “high risk” for COVID-19 to achieve herd containment, the OCTA Research group said Monday.
In a report, 50% of the population in Metro Manila and cities Tuguegarao, Santiago, Baguio, Cainta, Cebu and Imus should be vaccinated due to their high number of COVID-19 cases.
This translates to 7.98 million people and would require 15.96 million doses, the group said.
“In many countries that have vaccinated 50% of the population, there has been an immediate impact on herd containment of COVID-19. This is the immediate target in high r…
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