DOH Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire made the statement after a recent SWS survey result showed that 51 percent of Filipinos expect that the COVID-19 pandemic will end in 2022.
The Department of Health said it is “cautiously optimistic” about the recent positive developments regarding coronavirus disease and the possible end of the pandemic this year.
“That is the hope of everybody even internationally—iyan na po yung parang nagiging mindset ng mga tao that the pandemic ends by the end of 2022,” said Vergeire during a public briefing on Saturday, Feb. 12. “Dapat ang bakunahan sa lahat ng rehiyon more than 70 percent among the targeted individuals. Additionally, dapat lahat ng public and private places, workplaces, schools, nakakasunod sa safety protocols ,” she added.