Teachers Should be Prioritized in COVID-19 Vaccination
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Wednesdays urged the executive department to prioritized public school teachers for COVID-19 vaccines next year.
Gatchalian appealed to include school teachers and other education personnel among the prioritized recipients of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines next year. This to let them work for the upcoming resumption of face-to-face classes.
Inoculating teachers against COVID-19 is a “crucial step in ensuring the safety of school premises and in building confidence for the gradual resumption of face-to-face classes,” Gatchalian, the Senate Committee on Basic Education chair, said in a statement.
“Dahil ang ating mga guro, mga punong-guro, at kawani ng mga paaralan ay nagsisilbing mga frontliners sa pagpapatuloy ng edukasyon, nararapat lamang na mabilang sila sa mga unang makakatanggap ng bakuna laban sa COVID-19,” he said.
He said that this is an important step to ensure students are safe when they return to schools. “Mahalagang hakbang ito upang matiyak nating ang pagbabalik ng ating mga mag-aaral sa mga paaralan ay magiging ligtas,” he said.
Gatchalian’s recall the statement of the position of the United Nations, which earlier said that the education sector must be prioritized in COVID-19 vaccination programs as schools and education are “irreplacable.”
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