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San Juan just 7,953 COVID-19 jabs away from achieving herd immunity: mayor

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="San Juan City residents and workers receive a jab of Johnson &amp; Johnson-COVID-19 vaccine on July 22, 2021. Recipients under the A2 and A3 category were prioritized for the single-dose vaccine shot. Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News" src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2021/news/08/04/20210722-covid19-vaccine-jannsen-md-5762.jpg"/><figcaption>San Juan City residents and workers receive a jab of Johnson &amp; Johnson-COVID-19 vaccine on July 22, 2021. Recipients under the A2 and A3 category were prioritized for the single-dose vaccine shot. <em>Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA - San Juan City is just 7,953 second doses of COVID-19 vaccine away from achieving herd immunity, its mayor said Wednesday.</p><p>Some 84,806 residents have received their second dose, while the city has administered a total of 134,205 COVID-19 jabs, Mayor Francis Zamora said.</p><p>&quot;That is equivalent to just 9 percent away from herd immunity. We have vaccinated 91 percent of our target population already fully,&quot; he told ANC&#x27;s Headstart.</p><p>The Philippines aims to immunize 58 million in Metro Manila and 8 other key urban hubs by yearend to achieve population protection and revive the economy safely.</p><p>Government has placed the capital region under strict lockdown or enhanced community quarantine from August 6 to 20 to arrest the spread of the highly transmissible variant.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/07/28/21/2-delta-variant-patients-in-san-juan-already-recovered-mayor">2 Delta variant patients in San Juan already recovered: mayor</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/08/02/21/san-juan-active-covid-19-cases-doubled-zamora">San Juan&#x27;s active COVID-19 cases have doubled after a month</a></li></ul><p>During the lockdown, COVID-19 vaccinations will continue and some 10.7 million residents will get P1,000 each or up to P4,000 per family, government earlier said.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/08/02/21/metro-manila-residents-getting-vaccinated-vs-covid-19-allowed-outdoors-during-ecq-official">Metro Manila residents getting vaccinated vs COVID-19 allowed outdoors during ECQ: official</a></li></ul><p>San Juan will receive a total of P98 million funds for assistance to be distributed to some 25,000 individuals, according to Zamora.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/08/04/21/metro-manila-cash-aid-distribution-likely-friday-ano">Metro Manila cash aid distribution likely to begin Friday - DILG</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/08/03/21/duterte-oks-ecq-aid-for-80-of-ncr-qualified-individuals-to-receive-p1k-each">10.7 million Metro Manila residents to get P1,000 lockdown &#x27;ayuda&#x27; each: Palace</a></li></ul><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=1740409" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div>

MANILA - San Juan City is just 7,953 second doses of COVID-19 vaccine away from achieving herd immunity, its mayor said Wednesday.