The reason why cases are rising in the other regions is because there are cases moving from NCR." The Dominican priest said the remaining 10% of the jabs could be allocated to the provinces for senior citizens and health workers. This would mean 6.21 million vaccinated out of the estimated 13.8 million population, with 12.42 million doses. For NCR to reach herd immunity, Austriaco said it would entail 9.7 million individuals vaccinated, or 70% to 80% of the population there. Another OCTA fellow, Prof. Ranjit Rye, said their new recommendation recognizes that the Philippines' vaccine supply remains limited to date.

Source: Philippine Star May 19, 2021 09:56 UTC