MEDICAL students in Manila who will attend face-to-face classes will be vaccinated against Covid19 by the city government.

“We made a commitment to the medical schools and students kasi ang gusto ko mapapanatag ‘yung mga magulang ng mga estudyanteng ‘yun na ‘yung kanilang mga anak at ‘yung environment kung saan sila mag-aaral ng face-to-face, na medical students, ay maproteksiyunan,” Mayor Francisco ‘Isko Moreno’ Domagoso said.

Domagoso also encouraged school officials, employees and other students to get jabs.

“The A4 category has been simplified. It now includes all workers who are required to go outside their homes to perform their jobs. Kaya puwede na ang halos lahat. Antabayanan lang natin ang announcement na puwede na ang A4 and, of course, when vaccines are available,” he said.

He gave assurances that city will support students who will get infected while attending in-person classes.

Earlier this week, Domagoso allowed four more universities to resume limited face-to-face classes for medical and health-related programs.

These are the University of the Philippines Manila, Emilio Aguinaldo College, PHINMA St. Jude College, and National University.