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Parañaque targets 5K inoculations per day
The Parañaque City government targets to inoculate at least 5,000 residents daily once a steady supply of COVID-19 vaccines becomes available.
Mayor Edwin Olivarez stated that inoculating 5,000 vaccinees every day for a month will mean 150,000 residents receiving initial protection.
In six months, this vaccination rate could lead to achieving herd immunity by November, based on the city's population.
The city has a population of 666,000 based on the 2015 census.
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