Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Tuesday urged the government to seek the participation of schools and DepEd field units to increase the vaccination coverage in the pediatric population.
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Tuesday urged the government to seek the participation of schools and Department of Education field units to increase the vaccination coverage in the pediatric population.
The senator said tapping schools is an efficient way to identify and monitor learners who are eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. Around 14 million learners aged 5-11 are eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, the DepEd said. The government targets to inoculate 15.56 million children in this age group.
“Kung mas marami tayong mababakunahan na mga mag-aaral, mas makatitiyak tayo sa kanilang kaligtasan pagdating sa face-to-face classes ,” added Gatchalian.
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