Education Secretary Leonor Magtolis Briones on Friday said public school teachers could assist the national government with its information drive on the country’s vaccination program.
“Teachers are trained to teach, not to administer vaccines,” Briones said.
Citing discussions with the Department of Health (DOH), Briones noted that teachers can help inform learners on the overview of the national government’s vaccine program.
“Ang malaking kontribusyon ng mga teachers ay iyong pagpalaganap ng impormasyon hinggil sa [ The big contribution of the teachers would be information dissemination of the] vaccine. But even for that, kailangan silang i-brief nang husto, nang maayos ng malaman nila talaga kung ano benefits o ang protection na maibigay ng vaccine sa mga teachers [ the teachers should be thoroughly briefed first on the benefits or the protection that the vaccine can give]” the Education chief said.
On using schools as vaccination centers, she stressed that it will be a case-to-case basis since not all schools are equipped with spaces and equipment for the program.
Currently, schools act as distribution sites for learning packets and Self-Learning Modules.
“Willing tayo tumulong [We are willing to help p] but ang interest natin is to protect the children, teachers, and staff,” she said.
She shared that schools would only be used as quarantine facilities upon the approval of the request of concerned local government units (LGUs).
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