This as more Filipinos are getting vaccinated against COVID-19.

“PCCI wishes for the full opening of the economy even if the herd immunity threshold is unmet due to the moving and elusive target of 50 to 100 percent inoculation of the population,” the country’s largest business group said.

Edgardo Lacson, PCCI acting president, said any form of lockdown, whether region-wide or granular, remains disruptive and a disincentive to business operations.

“Many health experts claim it is impossible to achieve herd immunity as the virus keeps mutating and the vaccine is always behind the curve… (T)he Covid-19 virus and its variants will be here forever but it can be contained by simply observing prescribed health protocols of masking, handwashing, and social distancing,” he said.

Lacson likewise underscored the need to accelerate vaccination efforts throughout the country to achieve population protection and avoid further lockdowns in the future.

“We must remove our overblown fear of this virus and the even greater fear of another lockdown,” he said.

As of Sept. 5, the country administered over 35.8 million doses of Covid-19 vaccine. (PNA)

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Business groups to gov’t: Reopen all sectors of economy
Source: Filipino Daily Inquirer