The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) cited “significant increases” in the vaccination rate of faculty and employees in higher education institutions (HEIs) and students in the tertiary level.
(Photo from CHED) CHED Chairman Popoy De Vera, in a statement issued Monday, Nov. 29, said that b
TERTIARY ROLLOUT. The Commission on Higher Education and the National Task Force Against Covid-19 launch vaccination activities for college students at the Mabalacat City College and Our Lady of Fatima University in Pampanga on Oct. 13, 2021. To date, more than 1.8 million students from 2,013 higher education institutions are already vaccinated. (Photo courtesy of NTF) MANILA - Higher education institutions (HEIs) need to exert more effort during the three-day national vaccination drive despite increasing numbers of inoculated students and faculty members. Commission on Higher Education (CHED) Chair J. Prospero de Vera III said in a statement on Monday that HEI vaccination has gained momentum nationwide but "the whole higher education sector needs a more urgent and aggressive efforts, especially on November 29 to December 1 and December 15 to 17 in order to reach herd immunity". Since the "Padyak Para sa Flexible Learning: Sama-samang Vaccination" program was launch
DAVAO CITY - The City of Mati in Davao Oriental has vaccinated 62.18 percent or 66,810 out of the target 107,442 individuals to achieve population protection against the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) before the year ends, an official said Wednesday. In an interview, Ben Jason Tesiorna, Mati information officer, said of the number, 23,685 have been partially vaccinated, while 41,125 have been fully vaccinated. "We aim to vaccinate 9,000 Matinians per day for a total of at least 27,000 during the three-day Bayanihan Bakunahan," Tesiorna said. "Bayanihan Bakunahan" is a nationwide three-day vaccination drive from November 29 to December 1 that targets to inoculate 15 million individuals across the country. "(We have) 10 to 15 vaccination sites a day. Two are fixed sites the rest are scheduled since it is done in the barangays, sub-villages and we conduct house-to-house inoculation for those with comorbidities," Tesiorna said. Across the province, the to
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