College students in La Union province wait for their turn to receive jabs against COVID-19. (Photo courtesy of Commission on Higher Education-Ilocos region)
LAOAG CITY — The vaccination drive for college students in the Ilocos region kicked off in La Union province on Wednesday (Oct. 21), with an aim to inoculate at least 1,500 college students in preparation for limited in-person classes for selected courses, according to local officials.
About 1,000 tertiary students enrolled at the Don Mariano Marcos Memorial State University were the first recipients of the COVID-19 vaccines during the first two days of the activity held on Wednesday and Thursday. The next schedule of the vaccination drive for the students was set on Oct. 25.
College students in the province who are taking up health-related courses, engineering and technology, tourism, hotel and restaurant management, marine engineering, and marine transportation are encouraged to get vaccinated.
According to the Commission on Higher Education, the vaccination drive for college students is seen as the only way for the higher education system to be reopened. INQ