OCTA: With positivity going down rate, almost 40% want Alert Level 1 in NCR after elections

Parents accompany their kids for the vaccination Filipinos aged 5 to 11 years at an SM mall in Sta. Rasa, Laguna on Monday, Feb. 14, 2022.

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MANILA, Philippines — With positivity rates still dropping in Metro Manila and Calabarzon, 38% of recent survey respondents voted to move to Alert Level 1 after the 2022 elections in May, independent pandemic monitor OCTA Research said Wednesday. 

In a series of tweets, OCTA Research fellow Guido David disclosed the results of a Twitter survey with more than 1,000 respondents conducted by the think tank which found that 29% voted for Alert Level 1 by the start of March.

Per the survey results, 26% also said that there was not enough information, while 7% of respondents said they wanted Alert Level 1 to be imposed by February 15. 

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