MANILA, Philippines — Local government units should work to vaccinate at least 70% of their populations to prevent further lockdowns, a presidential adviser said. In a statement, Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship Joey Concepcion, also founder of Go Negosyo, said vaccinating more people and restricting the movements of those who are unvaccinated will help keep more places open. He said the unvaccinated "can be protected" by limiting their movements to home and work would create "bubbles for fully vaccinated people [that] would enable certain places to be lockdown-free, and thus give a chance for businesses to recover." The DOH also stressed that vaccine supply has been too thin to allow for special treatment of vaccinated people. With the efforts of the private sector, LGUs and [Inter-Agency Task Force], our massive vaccination drive will put an end to lockdown," Concepcion said.

Source: Philippine Star August 15, 2021 09:00 UTC