In Cebu, around 3.5 million people are eligible to receive free COVID-19 vaccines from the national government. In order to reach herd immunity, about 70 percent or approximately 2.5 million people must be vaccinated. “Should the entire 3.5 million [people] be difficult for us [to vaccinate], then we need 1.5 million more to safely have that population protection,” she added. If Cebu wants to achieve herd immunity before the end of 2021, it should administer at least 19,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines daily, health officials said. Cebu island’s daily average of doses administered ranges from 5,500 to 14,000.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer October 07, 2021 21:00 UTC