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The document discusses the opening of limited face-to-face classes in the Philippines, including guidelines released by DOH and DepEd. It also provides updates on COVID-19 vaccination progress and clarification from DOH on reported vaccine side effects.

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NEWSCASTING

The document discusses the opening of limited face-to-face classes in the Philippines, including guidelines released by DOH and DepEd. It also provides updates on COVID-19 vaccination progress and clarification from DOH on reported vaccine side effects.

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INTRO: News with no bias, news with no exception, live from the National

Communication Network center this is NCN news…

ADRIAN: Good day everyone. I am Adrian Penafiel.


NARLYN: And I am Narlyn Alibutdan
ADRIAN&NARLYN: YOUR NEWS ANCHOR FOR TODAY…

ADRIAN:The opening of limited face-to-face classes in the Philippines has


now been approved. Khaida astorga as the news.

KHAIDA:President Rodrigo Duterte approved the holding of face-to-face


classes in areas with a minimal risk of COVID-19. The DepEd earlier said 100
public schools and 20 private schools would be participating in the pilot test.
Out of the 638 nominated schools, 59 have so far passed the risk assessment
of the Department of Health (DOH) for the limited face-to-face classes.
According to Roger Masapol, the DepEd planning service director, the pilot
testing of face-to-face classes will begin on November 15, and there are
already 59 schools that the DOH identified to join the pilot run. In February,
DepEd is set to conduct an evaluation of the pilot study, identify other schools
for expansion of the face-to-face classes, inspect sites, and present to
President Rodrigo Duterte the report on the pilot test and the proposed
expansion. Khaida Astorga, reporting for NCN news.

NARLYN: Thank you, Khaida. DOH and DEPED released guidelines for the
opening of limited face-to-face classes. Roan Bermejo works for the news.

ROAN: According to DOH, school personnel who will be allowed to hold the
physical classes should be 65 years old and below with no diagnosed
comorbidities. They must also be vaccinated against COVID-19. On class size,
only a maximum of 12 students for kindergarten, 16 students for grades 1 to 3,
20 learners for senior high school in a classroom, and 12 learners for senior
high school in technical-vocational-livelihood workshops or science
laboratories will be allowed. DepEd said a blended learning approach will be
applied in the pilot run, which will be an alternate of one-week face-to-face
and one-week distance learning methods. The students will stay for four hours
and 30 minutes in school, except for kindergarten students who will only stay
for only three hours. Class schedules shall be arranged equitably so that all
qualified learners with parents’ consent will have the opportunity to attend
face-to-face classes. Roan Bermejo, reporting for NCN news.

ADRIAN:Thank you, Roan. According to DOH, more than 97 million doses of


vaccines have been delivered to the Philippines and almost 55 million doses
have been given to recipients. Tricia Mae Ditching has the news.

TRICIA:In the Philippines, approximately 25.1 million people were fully


vaccinated against the COVID-19 virus as of October 21, 2021.Unfortunately,
29.34 million of these Filipino people were still waiting for the second dose of
their vaccines. Also, millions of Filipinos are still not convinced to have their
vaccinations because of doubts about the possible side effects. Due to this,
the progress in the Philippines is very slow and it will not eventually implement
face-to-face classes, free-pass on travel, and so on. With the progress of
vaccination, the DOH expanded the age of Filipino people to get vaccinated.
Last October 15, it was announced that the pilot vaccination would be given to
individuals aged 12 to 17 years old and would last one month.Tricia Mae
Ditching, reporting for NCN news.

NARLYN: Thank you, Tricia. The Department of Health clarifies vaccine side
effects to the media. Gracelle Demalinao has the news.

GRACELLE: According to the DOH, like any medicine, vaccines can cause
mild side effects such as a low-grade fever, or pain or redness at the injection
site. Mild reactions go away within a few days on their own. Severe or long-
lasting side effects are extremely rare. Vaccines are continually monitored for
safety, to detect rare adverse events.While COVID-19 vaccines have high
levels of efficacy, especially against hospitalization and severe disease, no
vaccine is 100% protective. As a result, there will be some small percentage
of vaccinated people who fall ill with COVID-19 in spite of being
vaccinated. The reported side effects of the COVID-19 vaccine have mostly
been mild to moderate and short-lasting. They include: fever, fatigue,
headache, muscle pain, chills, diarrhoea, and pain at the injection site. The
chances of any of these side effects following vaccination differ according to
the specific COVID-19 vaccine.

ADRIAN: Thank you for watching. Again this is Adrian Penafiel,


NARLYN: And Narlyn Alibutdan with NCN news for the latest news and
update.

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