FOUR out of five or 80.25 percent of teaching and non-teaching personnel of the Department of Education have been vaccinated against Covid19.

The department said that 779,002 out of 970,730 personnel from field offices and schools have received their jabs. It is 7.7 percent (70,990) higher than the reported figure in November 2021.

“We are thankful to our teachers and personnel for their overwhelming support to our vaccination efforts. Our shared goal to get protected against Covid19 will help us fast track our safe return to our classrooms,” Education Secretary Leonor Briones said.

DepEd–Region XII (SOCCSKSARGEN) recorded the highest percentage of inoculated education employees at 96.30 percent. The National Capital Region followed with 93.29 percent while CAR ranked third with 89.41 percent.

In addition, nearly nine out of 10 personnel at the DepEd central office are fully vaccinated.

The department said that it continues to coordinate with the Department of Health, National Vaccination Operations Center and local government units for the inoculation of 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. It is part of our shared responsibility to ensure that our learners, families, and communities are safe from the threat of Covid19,” Briones said.

Undersecretary for Administration and DepEd Task Force Covid19 Chairperson Alain Pascua reminded field offices, schools, and personnel to report and update their vaccination status using the DepEd Mobile App, which can be downloaded from the App Store and Google Play.