By Seth Cabanban and Aaron Dioquino Of the 17 local government units (LGUs) in the National Capital Region (NCR), five cities have achieved herd immunity against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). A resident of Makati receives her first dose of Sinovac vaccine at the newly open vaccination...
Mayor Imelda Aguilar announced that barely 61 days before Christmas, her wish to achieve herd immunity for the city was granted with 99.9 percent Las Pineros given their first dose of COVID-19 vaccines and 90.6 percent who are fully vaccinated. Aguilar said the two key factors in achieving herd...
Authorities are still weighing the pros and cons of offering incentives to fully-vaccinated individuals, saying a review and assessment is still needed before its implementation. Department of the Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año said they are still waiting for the collective inputs...
Local government units (LGUs) must employ plans of action to address the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) vaccine hesitancy as the government has stepped up its goal of attaining herd immunity in the country. “I have directed all the LGUs already to craft the Risk Communication Strategy to...
With the arrival of more coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) vaccine brands, the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) said the government will now be focusing on the vaccination in the provinces. In an interview over ABS-CBN TeleRadyo on Tuesday, Oct 12, DILG Undersecretary and...
Las Pinas City Mayor Imelda Aguilar announced on Thursday (October 7) that the city is now nearing herd immunity with less than 14 percent left of the total population that are unvaccinated. Aguilar said a total of 97 percent of the city’s target population of 447,086 had already been inoculated...
Fully vaccinating 70 percent of the country's population, the initial target eyed to achieve herd immunity, is possible by February 2022, National Task Force (NTF) Deputy Chief Implementer Vince Dizon said Monday, Oct. 4. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) As vaccine deliveries are arriving at a faster...
The national government has vowed to appropriate a more balanced coronavirus disease-2019 ((COVID-19) vaccine distribution to the local government units (LGUs) as the country targets to achieve herd immunity, Quirino Governor Dakila Cua disclosed on Tuesday, Sept. 28. Previously, the National Task...
House Deputy Speaker Rufus Rodriguez on Thursday, September 23, expressed hope that the Philippines will achieve herd immunity against the COVID-19 faster as India is set to resume exports of coronavirus vaccines. (UNSPLASH) India will lift its vaccine exports ban starting October, international...
More than 64 percent of Antipolo City's eligible population had been fully vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) bringing the city closer to achieving herd immunity. (NEL ANDRADE/MANILA BULLETIN) The office of Mayor Andrea Bautista Ynares released the city’s Vaccination Progress...
Herd immunity in the country may be "out of reach" due to the attributes of the coronavirus variants, a health expert said Monday, Sept. 13. "Now we know that herd immunity will be out of reach based on several factors. First, vaccines may not be transmission-blocking," said Epidemiologist and...
Metro Manila may enjoy herd immunity in the coming Christmas season as 87.5 percent of the region's total population are expected to complete their jab in December. Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) chairman Benhur Abalos bared the news in a televised Cabinet briefing aired Saturday,...
