San Juan achieves herd immunity vs COVID-19
MANILA, Philippines — San Juan City achieved herd immunity against COVID-19 on Monday after 98,590 residents were fully vaccinated, according to Mayor Francis Zamora.
“As of yesterday, we have vaccinated 147,421 people for the first dose and 98,590 for second dose. If we base it on the projected population of the Asian Development Bank (ADB), we have fully vaccinated 106.9 percent of our target population,” Zamora told reporters.
He said the local government targets to inoculate about 92,000 residents or 70 percent of the city’s total population.
San Juan, which has a population of 132,412 based on the ADB census for this year, had administered 147,421 first dose shots.
Zamora said the local government would continue its vaccinations to fully inoculate the city’s whole population.
“We need to immunize 27,757 residents with second doses to fully vaccinate the entire population of San Juan,” Zamora said.
San Juan is also vaccinating non-residents who work in the city.
City hall has finished vaccinating persons under the A3 category or those with comorbidities.
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