HEALTH officer-in-charge Maria Rosario Vergeire on Friday said vaccination sites in schools needed to boost the government’s COVID prevention program.
Vergeire, in a televised interview said government would put vaccination sites in schools to encourage children and parents to get the jab.
She earlier said vaccination sites would also be placed in workplaces, places of worship, and public markets.
“Definitely the vaccine should not be a prerequisite to going to school. This would disenfranchise other children whose parents will not allow them to get the vaccine,” she said in an ANC Headstart interview.
“What we need to do is we need to incentivize and encourage mothers, parents, guardians and for government to ensure there’s this safe environment for children when they get the vaccine.”
Vice-President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte earlier said mask mandates will remain in effect when schools start face-to-face classes later this year. She added that the Department of Education will not make COVID vaccination mandatory, adding there should be no discrimination for unvaccinated learners.
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