From 70M to 50M: Jab target lowered Catherine S. Valente, TMT © Provided by The Manila Times
The government may not be able to vaccinate 70 million Filipinos if delays in the delivery of vaccines will persist, Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr., vaccine czar, said. © Provided by The Manila Times A resident gets his first dose of the Sputnik V vaccine on May 4, 2021 in Parañaque City, one of five cities that received the vaccine. PHOTO BY MIKE ALQUINTO
The virus surge in India affected the vaccine supply in the Philippines, forcing officials to revise its vaccination target.
The government previously aimed to inoculate 70 percent of the country’s 110 million population to achieve herd immunity. Galvez, however, said the lack of vaccines required a tweaking to achieve a “more realistic target.”
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