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Reopening of face-to-face classes still uncertain - CHED

  • Writer: Oikonomos Nexus
    Oikonomos Nexus
  • Oct 27, 2021
  • 1 min read

Updated: Nov 3, 2021

The reopening of schools for face-to-face classes at the collegiate level is still uncertain even in areas with low risk of COVID-19 cases due to the low percentage of vaccinated students said by the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) last Friday.


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He noted that all students must be vaccinated or at least 70 to 95% of the students, for the resumption of in-person classes.


According to De Vera, before the in-person classes reopen, the area must have a low risk of COVID-19 infection and a high percentage of fully vaccinated students and faculty members.

The vaccination for college students started a few months ago, while minors only began this week.


De Vera added that CHED is still drafting guidelines and planning regarding conducting in-person classes in low-risk areas by January.


The country is still far behind from the target of 80% fully vaccinated of the 109 million Filipinos by May 2022, as there are only at least 24.8 million fully vaccinated Filipinos.


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