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SAFETY FIRST. A security guard makes sure health protocols are observed before anyone can enter the General Santos City Special Education Integrated School in General Santos City on Thursday (Aug. 25, 2022). Local school officials said they have partnered with the city health office for a school-based immunization drive against Covid-19 following the city's low vax turnout of kids. (PNA photo by Guia A Rebollido) GENERAL SANTOS CITY - A school-based vaccination drive is underway in schools here after the City Health Office (CHO) listed a low turnout of children who availed of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) vaccines. Romelito Flores, city schools division superintendent, said Friday they are working with the CHO in trying to get students immunized "as only about two percent of the age group 5 to 11 years old in this city have so far been vaccinated." CHO records showed that only 2,040 children in the 5-11 years old age group received Covid-19 vaccine shots. Flores sai ....