Amid our fight against the coronavirus pandemic, many people are placing their hopes on a vaccine. Several developers are already on the clinical trials, and many promising vaccines were found to be effective against COVID-19. But vaccine alone will not help curb the coronavirus cases in the Philippines, which is why some experts are eyeing herd immunity.
Some health experts in the Philippines claimed that herd immunity can help fight the virus. This will also solve the problems that may arise during the distribution of the vaccine.
Since it’s impossible to vaccinate all of the population due to limited supplies, not all Filipinos are guaranteed to receive the vaccine.
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According to Dr. Rontgene Solante, an infectious disease specialist, they are eyeing to vaccinate at least 60 to 70% of the population to build herd immunity.
“More or less, with that 60 million, you’ll be able to achieve na more than 50% ng population natin pag nabakunahan na yan, that will create an immunity even to those na hindi nakatanggap pa ng vaccine. Dahil majority na ng population ay nagdedevelop ng antibodies.”
On the other hand, experts at the World Health Organization claimed that herd immunity might not be the most viable solution against COVID-19.
Herd immunity works by strengthening majority of the population against a certain virus or disease. The immuned individuals act as barrier or protection for the minority with weaker immune system.
While herd immunity sounds feasible at first, it’s not easy to execute. According to experts, in order to make this work, at least 70% of the population needs to be vaccinated against COVID-19. In the Philippines, that equates to more than 77 million of the population. Even if the majority are vaccinated, it will take time.
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