Vaccine hesitancy dropping in Philippines amid Covid-19 surge

Health workers screen a member of the public for a Covid-19 RT-PCR test in a medical facility in Marikina City, Metro Manila, the Philippines, on Friday, Jan. 21, 2022. - Bloomberg

MANILA, Jan 22 (dpa): Fewer Filipinos are hesitant to get Covid-19 jabs, according to a nationwide survey released on Friday amid a surge in coronavirus infections and a bid to make vaccines more accessible.

The survey conducted on December 12-16 found that only 8 per cent of adult Filipinos were not willing to get vaccinated against Covid-19, down from 18 per cent in September, according to pollster Social Weather Stations (SWS).