SENATOR Christopher ‘Bong’ Go urged the government to provide additional resources to schools and colleges to host vaccine clinics so that more minors will be inoculated.

The chairman of the Senate Committee on Health reiterated the importance of vaccinating all qualified learners to ensure the safe resumption of face-to-face classes.

He called on the government to ensure that schools have the essential support and resources such as masks, face shields and other personal protective equipment.

He appealed to health authorities to step up their vaccination efforts and increase access to the vaccines for young people to sustain in-person learning in the long term.

“Pagdating sa mga bata, takot talaga ako. Unang-una hindi pa sila bakunado. Pangalawa, hindi natin kontrolado ‘yung galaw nila at pangatlo, baka mag-back to zero na naman tayo. Kaya ngayon na puwede na magpabakuna ang mga bata, ‘wag nating sayangin ang oportunidad na ito na proteksiyunan sila mula sa sakit,” Go said.

“Lagi natin alalahanin na hindi kaya ng gobyernong mag-isa ang laban kontra pandemya. Hindi rin kakayanin ng mga frontliners kung patuloy na dadami ang dinadala sa mga ospital. Preventing the spread of Covid19 starts with us being responsible citizens by getting vaccinated and following the health and safety protocols,” he stressed.

The senator earlier underscored the need for clear and consistent protocols to guide local authorities and schools in deciding how the limited reopening of classes can be managed in accordance with the level of risk of Covid19 exposure within their communities.