AFTER encouraging teachers and non-teaching personnel of the Department of Education (DepEd) to get immunized to protect their families, learners and communities, Education Secretary Leonor Magtolis Briones on Thursday also urged them to help boost the Covid-19 vaccine rollout of the government by participating in Vacc2School: Ligtas na Bakuna, Para sa Balik-Eskwela! campaign.
The Vacc2School campaign aims to inform, educate, and engage the Department’s stakeholders in promoting the vaccination drive and other related policies to mitigate Covid-19.
“I am encouraging everyone, especially the teachers, and other education personnel to participate in this campaign, and make informed decisions on vaccination to further intensify and advance our chances of safely returning to school,” Briones, who recently received the vaccine herself, said.
The campaign was also contextualized to support the “BIDA (bawal walang mask, I-i-sanitize ang mga kamay, D-dumistansya ng isang metro, A-alamin ang totoong impormasyon) Solusyon Plus sa Covid-19” campaign of the Department of Health (DOH) in the education sector.
“We would like to encourage our teachers to vaccinate themselves because it is not only a matter of protecting your personal rights, it is also a matter of protecting the lives and health of children which is also entrusted to our care,” Briones added.
Recently, the President Rodrigo R. Duterte and the Inter-Agency Task Force approved the request of Briones to include frontline personnel in basic education under Priority Group A4.
With the guidance of the National Deployment and Vaccination Plan, DepEd will participate on three levels: (1) as recipients or beneficiaries of the vaccine, (2) as members of the different task group on vaccination, and (3) as champions for advocacy of the immunization program.
Various materials will be launched throughout the campaign to maximize available platforms in communicating its objectives.
These materials are aligned to the agency’s messaging on vaccination participation, focusing on the commitment to DepEd’s mandate, truth, health and safety, and promotion of informed decisions.
The campaign introduced the characters of Teacher Edna, Doctor Edu, Learners Kaye and Sean in educating DepEd personnel and stakeholders on their roles in mitigating the virus.
Moreover, the DepEd created a microsite to serve as a repository of memoranda, aide-memoire, infographics, and other data in line with the campaign that may be accessed through the following link: deped.gov.ph/vacc2school.