Our branch campus in Cuenca is a vaccination center that has been designated by the Ministry of Public Health. UPS president Juan Cardenas was in the university coliseum to witness the vaccination process, he said: "the university has provided its premises to help support the vaccination process of the elderly. We are at the service of the Ministry of Public Health, our three branch campuses are supporting this cause".

Dr. Julio Molina, coordinator of the ministry of public health, thanked the university for its support during this vaccination process and said that "UPS is the ideal place because of its location, space and logistic support of its staff".

94-year-old Matilde Sarmiento and 97-year-old Maria Saldaña stated they were happy about the vaccination because it will allow them to see and hug their grandchildren. They thanked the university for providing its facilities, "they brought us chairs so we could sit till it was our turn". The university is always is always seeking to help the most vulnerable sectors of society.