MANILA, Philippines — Vaccination has always been touted by healthcare experts as humanity's best ticket out of the deadly coronavirus disease pandemic, resulting in massive immunization efforts across the world. The Philippine government had earlier targetted inoculating 60-70 million people before 2021 ends, with a November 27 deadline to achieve "herd immunity" in Metro Manila and various other provinces. With that in mind, aspirations of a "better Christmas" have been seen as an achievable goal by President Rodrigo Duterte and vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. However, the state has recently abandoned it in favor of smaller numbers by said dates, swapping the term herd immunity for "population protection." What's keeping the Philippines from getting the vaccination numbers it wants within a given timeframe?

Source: Philippine Star June 02, 2021 10:30 UTC