PRESIDENT Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’  Marcos Jr. wants more students to get Covid19 booster doses before the full resumption of face-to-face classes in November.

Marcos directed the Department of Health to increase booster doses by October before full in-person classes in November.

“This is going to be very important lalo na in preparation for school in the coming semester. Ang plano ni VP Sara to phase in already complete face-to-face. So sana ma-vaccinate,” Marcos said, referring to Education Secretary Sara Carpio- Duterte.

He also gave the DoH instructions to improve its informational campaign and thoroughly explain the significance of receiving a booster shot.

“We have to explain. The best explanation we can have is that for the Alpha and the following strains, the vaccine was two shots, and it was sufficient for good immunity but still not full immunity,” he said.

Press Secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles had said that vaccinating students is “an essential part of returning to face-to-face classes.”