CHED targets COVID19 vaccination of up to 80 pct of PH college students by end Nov
MANILA— The Commission on Higher Education wants to reach a 70 to 80 percent vaccination rate for college students nationwide by the end of November, as its inoculation drive in higher education institutions continues.
"Kaya kung iyong mga eskwelahan ay lahat magiging vaccination site, kung may facility at makakuha tayong dagdag na vaccinator. Iyong supply iyong least of the problems kasi sapat ang supply," De Vera said. "It will be a joint CHED-DOH guidelines. Of course they will be under the supervision of the health professionals para mapadami [ang mga magbabakuna]," De Vera said.
Meanwhile, 300 students from the Quezon City University lined up to be vaccinated on Friday, as the gave students jabs from AstraZeneca, Pfizer, and Moderna.
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