Recently, the city conducted mobile vaccinations in three schools from September 19, 21, and 23.
A total of 478 individuals were vaccinated at San Pedro College, DMMA College of Southern Philippines, and at Assumption College of Davao.
Dr. Michelle Schlosser, the spokesperson of the city’s anti-COVID-19 Task Force, underscored the importance of implementing the minimum public health standards (MPHS) inside campuses, such as wearing of face masks during classes or in enclosed and crowded areas and frequent handwashing.
She also said that with face-to-face classes and other activities being conducted within and outside school premises, contracting COVID-19 is inevitable even if MPHS is strictly being observed since the virus is invisible.
“Aside from intensifying the monitoring of COVID-19 cases in schools, we also need to intensify school vaccinations,” Schlosser said in a report from the City Information Office.
Schlosser believes that only through vaccination (primary two-dose series and boosters) can we have an additional layer of protection.
She said this amid the recorded COVID-19 cases among students and employees in graduate schools, colleges, and universities. A few cases were also logged among employees in elementary and secondary schools.
"They have a strong immune system but the data is showing us that there are still those who die due to COVID-19 in these age groups,” she said.
Other sectoral vaccinations were also held in government offices and private offices and establishments, to include DMCI Homes Davao, Monteritz, Social Security System, Bureau of Plant and Industry in Tugbok, Seda Hotel, Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), Grand Men Seng Hotel, and Eastwest Bank in Bajada.
In these sites, a total of 525 personnel had been inoculated.
Meanwhile, the city recorded 14 new COVID-19 deaths including those in the seniors, pediatric, 20-29, and 30-39 population age groups from September 18 to 24.
File photo from Davao City Government
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