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60 pct of Filipinos must get COVID-19 shots, DOST says as surveys bare vaccine hesitancy

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<div>Video courtesy of PTV</div>About 3 in 5 Filipinos should be inoculated against the novel coronavirus, the Department of Science and Technology said on Friday, even as recent surveys revealed that most respondents shun receiving COVID-19 vaccines.Only 1 in 4 Manila residents are willing to take the vaccines, according to a survey by the <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/01/05/21/covid19-coronavirus-vaccine-readiness-hesitation-filipinos-in-metro-manila-octa-survey-study" target="_blank">OCTA research group</a>, while nearly half of Filipinos polled by <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/01/07/21/nearly-half-of-pinoys-opt-to-skip-covid-19-vaccine-pulse-asia" target="_blank">Pulse Asia</a> are hesitant to get inoculated.&quot;Para tayo&#x27;y magkaroon ng mataas na confidence na hindi na kakalat [ang COVID-19] e magkaroon ng herd community,&quot; said DOST Secretary Fortunato Dela Peña.&quot;Ayon sa sinasabi sa amin ng mga nakakaalam ay maganda sana kung at least 60 percent ng ating populasyon ay mabakunahan,&quot; he said in a public briefing.(For us to have high confidence that COVID-19 will not spread, there should be herd immunity. According to what experts told us, at least 60 percent of our population should be vaccinated.)Watch part of the briefing here.

About 3 in 5 Filipinos should be inoculated against the novel coronavirus, the Department of Science and Technology said on Friday, even as recent surveys revealed that most respondents shun receiving COVID-19 vaccines.

About 3 in 5 Filipinos should be inoculated against the novel coronavirus, the Department of Science and Technology said on Friday, even as recent surveys revealed that most respondents shun receiving COVID-19 vaccines.