The OCTA research group says that the Philippines’ COVID-19 cases continue to decline due to its wide vaccination program.
OCTA reports that the country’s reproduction number, or the number of people infected by a virus patient, is at 0.52.
A virus reproduction rate of less than 1 is ideal, authorities earlier said.
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“Isa sa madaling paliwanag ay medyo marami na tayong nabakunahan. Aside from that, meron ding may dala ng antibodies dahil previously infected na sila,” OCTA research fellow Guido David said in an interview with ABS-CBN News.
Average daily infections nationwide also declined last week by 35 percent to 4,500 from 8,400 the previous week, added David.
“Pag pinagsama natin ito, maaaring hindi pa siguro tayo nasa herd immunity, pero medyo malapit na tayo. Nasa population protection na tayo sa Metro Manila,” he added.
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Vaccine czar Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr earlier said 81 percent of Metro Manila’s eligible population have been fully vaccinated.
The country has so far fully vaccinated 25.1 million individuals while 29.3 million have received their first dose according to the National Task Force Against COVID-19. (TDT)
