10月までに集団免疫獲得を目指すメトロセブ - 【セブ島留学＆英語オンラインレッスン】高級ホテルで快適滞在。フィリピン・セブ島留学

メトロセブでは、他のエリアと比較しても、ワクチン接種数が多く、コロナウイルスに対する集団免疫の獲得が10月末までにできるのではないかと言われています。

実際に、順調に進めば10月中には対象者のワクチン接種が完了するといわれています。

集団免疫は、人口の70％の摂取を完了させることが必要であると言われていますが、現状では44%が一回目の摂取を完了、二回目まで完了している人は28%です。

ワクチン接種がこの流れで進めば、規制緩和も徐々にされGCQからMGCQへと移行することが期待されます。

Metro Cebu views herd immunity by October

CEBU CITY, Cebu, Philippines — Metro Cebu may achieve herd immunity against COVID-19 by the end of October this year, or a month ahead of the earlier target.

According to Dr. Mary Jean Loreche, chief pathologist of the Department of Health (DOH) in Central Visayas, the highly populated Metro Cebu already has a “high vaccination coverage ratio,” which means a huge number of eligible people have already been vaccinated.

“If the vaccination program continues and more people present themselves for vaccination, then we might be able to finish this in October”, she added.

Herd immunity happens when a large part of the population in an area is immune to a specific disease. Dr. Loreche stated that to achieve this, 70 percent of the eligible population must be vaccinated. As of Sept. 2, at least 44.06 percent of the eligible population in Metro Cebu have received the first dose while 27.67 percent were fully vaccinated.

Based on data from the Cebu-based Vaccination Operations Center (VOC), Metro Cebu targets at least 120,000 vaccinations per week.

For the entire Cebu Island, 1.47 million doses have been administered, with 585,150 of the population having completed their second dose, said Loreche.