PABOR si Senate Committee on Basic Education, Culture and Arts Chairman Sherwin Gatchalian na ireserba ang mga Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine para sa mga estudyante.
“I am in favor of that, looking at the trends in the US, that they really started vaccinating teenagers. And this is a good sign because, again, parents are very emotional when it comes to face-to-face classes and allocating vaccines for teenagers will build that confidence up,” pahayag ni Gatchalian.
Aminado naman si Gatchalian na hindi pa nito matutukoy kung kailan maaari nang bakunahan ang kabataan.
“As to when, I still believe that we allow the adults first, because the adults are susceptible, and when we vaccinate them they can go back. Then after the adults, we can now move in the teenagers,” paliwanag ng senador.
Muli ring iginiit ni Gatchalian na mahirap pang matukoy kung kailan na dapat simulan ang face-to-face classes dahil sa iba’t ibang sitwasyon dulot ng COVID-19 pandemic.
“It’s quite uncertain and we are seeing surges around the country. So my analysis here is to let the school year, this school year, end. It will end by July,” diin ng senador.
Umaasa naman ang mambabatas na sa sandaling marami na ang mabakunahan ay mas magiging malinaw ang sitwasyon para sa pagbabalik face-to-face classes.
“Hopefully by August, September for the new school, we will have a better situation, we’ll have more people vaccinated, most important is that our teachers and this is a boost of confidence in the education sector,” diin ng mambabatas. (DANG SAMSON-GARCIA)
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