THE Department of Education looks forward to expanding the implementation of limited face-to-face classes next year as more Filipino adults and children are inoculated against COVID-19.
Education Sec. Leonor Briones said the success of the National COVID-19 vaccination drive from November 29 to December 3 will help in their bid to expand in-person classes.
Briones said that by the end of December, the agency will finish the implementation of limited in-person classes, adding that by 2022 the DepEd will hold more face-to-face classes.
“The success of education is very dependent on the health of our children, and we need to protect our children, not only those 12-17 years old, but also the parents themselves,” she said.
She encouraged parents to get their children vaccinated, adding the resumption of face-to-face classes will rely on the outcome of the immunization campaign.
National Task Force Chief Implementer Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. said 32% or 6.5 million of the 8,900,078 who were vaccinated in the first three days of the simultaneous immunization campaign are from the youth population aged 12 to 17.
