Philippines won’t be last in Asia to acquire herd immunity: Palace


The president’s spokesperson Harry Roque says vaccine availability has improved since the WHO set up Covax to distribute US-made Pfizer and AstraZeneca shots and Sinovac and Sputnik V shots from Russia. -INQUIRER Read more: https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/?p=1450089#ixzz6ybmjWkUz Follow us: @inquirerdotnet on Twitter | inquirerdotnet on Facebook

MANILA (Philippine Daily Inquirer/ANN): The Philippines would not become one of the last in Asia to acquire herd immunity against Covid-19, Malacañang said on Wednesday (June 23).

Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque was reacting to United Kingdom-based think tank Pantheon Macroeconomics findings that claim the Philippines might be among the last to attain herd immunity as its mass vaccination has lagged behind its neighbours’ vaccination campaigns.

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