Four out of five or 80.25 percent of its teaching and non-teaching personnel were already vaccinated against coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the Department of Education (DepEd) on Friday, Feb. 4, said.
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“We are thankful to our teachers and personnel for their overwhelming support to our vaccination efforts,” Education Secretary Leonor Magtolis Briones said.
“Our shared goal to get protected against COVID-19 will help us fast track our safe return to our classrooms,” she added.
DepEd said that the number of vaccinated personnel stands at 779,002 out of 970,730 personnel from field offices and schools.
Based on the national summary of DepEd's vaccination status, the agency said that this is 7.7 percent or 70,990 higher than the reported figure last November 2021.
Citing the latest vaccination report from the field, DepEd–Region XII (SOCCSKSARGEN) recorded the highest percentage of vaccinated teaching and non-teaching personnel with 96.30 percent.
It was followed by DepEd National Capital Region (NCR) and Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) with 93.29 percent and 89.41 percent immunization status, respectively.
DepEd noted that 156,299 DepEd personnel are already registered to their Local Government Unit (LGUs), while 49,152 are unregistered due to various reasons.
Meanwhile, DepEd said nearly nine out of 10 personnel are “already fully vaccinated” at the DepEd Central Office.
On Jan, 18, around 320 personnel from CO received booster shots in cooperation with the Pasig City Health Office.
Continued coordination
Related to this, DepEd also assured that it will continue to coordinate with the Department of Health (DOH), National Vaccination Operations Center (NVOC), and local government units to roll out vaccines among DepEd personnel.
“As part of the whole-of-nation approach, we are closely coordinating with the government to ensure that vaccines are available for our personnel,” Briones said.
“It is part of our shared responsibility to ensure that our learners, families, and communities are safe from the threat of COVID-19,” she added.
Meanwhile, Undersecretary for Administration and DepEd Task Force COVID-19 Chairperson Alain B. Del Pascua also reminded all field offices, schools, and personnel to report and update their vaccination status using the DepEd Mobile App, which can be downloaded in App Store (iOS) and Google Play (Android).
Pascua said that self-reported vaccination data from the DepEd Mobile App can be accessed at https://mobileapp.deped.gov.ph/reports/dashboard.
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