THE city government and the government agencies on education are set to intensify vaccination of students against COVID-19 as the plan to implement full face-to-face classes on November 2 is fast approaching.
This came about as on the first week of the month, there were 10 COVID-19-related deaths recorded with six of them unvaccinated.
Dr. Michelle Schlosser, COVID-19 Task Force, last week said that the plan is to inoculate all those who will attend these classes to shield them from getting severely sick due to the virus.
“Actually, they fear that during that time na mag-face-to-face na tanan, dako’g chance na makakuha og infection ang ilang estudyante,” said Schlosser.
She said the plan is to coordinate with both the Commission on Higher Education, Department of Education and the schools to commit to the campaign, particularly on providing shots to those in the 5-11 age bracket. Another component of the campaign is information.
“They will be conducting a series of school-based vaccination. They will couple this with IEC or Information Education Campaign, dili lang sa mga vaccinees nila na mga students, but they are hoping that they will also be cascading the same information sa mga parents sa mga vaccinees, labi na gyud kadtong 5 to 11 years old. Because even the Department of Education naga-admit sila na mubo gyud ilahang output for 5 to 11 years old,” Schlosser said.
The campaign will cover “vaccination safety, efficacy and benefits,” as well as the management protocols of COVID-19 cases in the event that one is detected in the school setting.
