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“The fear of vaccines is as old as the vaccines themselves,” said internationally recognized expert Dr. Charles Yu during the press briefing with presidential spokesperson Harry Roque. “But we need to get our act together and do this for the greater good and for the progress of our country,” he added.
Yu, who is currently the Vice Chancellor for Research at the De La Salle Health Sciences Institute (DLSHSI), explained how vaccines work and its importance in combating various diseases including the COVID-19.
“All vaccines undergo strict criteria,” Yu said.
“In every vaccine that is developed, hundreds are rejected so we are assured that these underwent strict processes which include the regulatory ones,” he added.
The University of Guam will confer degrees to more than 230 graduates at its Fanuchånan 2020 commencement ceremony Dec. 27.
The ceremony will be held virtually due to the COVID-19 pandemic, streamed at 3 p.m. Dec. 27 at the university s Facebook page, www.facebook.com/UniversityofGuam.
The virtual ceremony will include a keynote speech by Dr. Edison P. Manaloto, a two-time UOG alumnus and the 2006 UOG valedictorian who this year returned to Guam as a medical doctor at Guam Regional Medical City.
“Edison embodies the UOG motto of excelsior, or ‘ever upward,’” said UOG President Thomas W. Krise. “He has continually reached for the next level and the next means of making an impact on his home island of Guam.”