AS limited face-to-face classes begin, one of the 17 Bakuna Buses from the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) returned to the University of the Philippines Manila and vaccinated students on November 27.

According to the PRC Health Services, they were looking to vaccinate around 300 students that encompass students from the seven colleges around the campus.

“The Red Cross recognizes the role of UP Manila in shaping the future health workers of the country. We have deployed our Bakuna Bus here to protect the next generation of doctors, nurses and medical personnel, as face-to-face classes begin,” PRC Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Sen. Richard “Dick” Gordon said in a statement.

This initiative was made possible through the efforts of the PRC-Manila Chapter and Upsilon Sigma Phi of UP as Gordon, a UP alumnus, is also a member of the student organization.

PRC is one with the government as it pushes for the implementation of face-to-face classes in selected schools as approved by the Department of Health and the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases.

Last August 24, the PRC Bakuna

Bus first drove to the Philippine General Hospital located in UP Manila aiming to vaccinate 300 individuals from the A1 to A5

Covid-19 priority groups.

To register for vaccination, call 1158 or email at 1158-appoinments@redcross.org.ph.