500,000 daily jabs needed to achieve herd immunity in PH

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To achieve herd immunity by November, the government needs to inoculate at least 500,000 people daily or 3 million per week in metropolitan areas and nearby provinces, according to the top official leading the country’s COVID-19 vaccination program.

As of Monday, May 17, the country has administered 3,001,875 COVID-19 doses since it began in March, Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr added.

“Projection po natin magkakaroon po tayo ng 2 million (vaccination) this May. Kayang-kaya po natin ang 2 million this May,” he said in a recorded meeting with the Inter-Agency Task Force, aired Tuesday morning.

Metro Manila, which currently conducts 60,000 to 70,000 daily vaccination, needs to inoculate 120,000 of its residents daily to achieve the target, according to Galvez.

To achieve this daily target for herd immunity, some 15 million vaccine doses per month to are needed to be procured. This would be then distributed in this manner: 3.3 million would go to Metro Manila, while Metro Davao and Cebu would receive 450,000 and 350,000, respectively.

House committees to hold hearings during break

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Spread the loveMANILA – The House of Representatives has authorized for its committees to conduct hearings during the five-week congressional break, extending until late April.

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