Published May 14, 2021, 12:02 AM National Task Force (NTF) Against COVID-19 chief implementer, Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. acknowledged on Thursday night, May 13 that the entire population of the Philippines would have to be vaccinated if it wants to totally eliminate the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Vaccine czar, Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. discusses the country’s vaccination status during President Duterte’s virtual public briefing on May 13, 2021. (Screengrab from Facebook live) “Ang sinasabi po ng Israel yung kanilang mga expert po doon, na hindi talaga natin fully mai-eliminate ang disease kung may sizable amount of population na hindi pa po nababakunahan (What the experts in Israel are saying is, we cannot fully eliminate the disease if there is a sizable amount of the population that isn’t vaccinated),” Galvez said in his presentation during President Duterte’s virtual public briefing.