IITs, higher education institutes want students to be vaccinated before returning to campus

Several higher educational institutes have said that the vaccination of students can ensure their safe return to campus in the current pandemic situation.

Several higher educational institutes in India, including the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) have said that vaccination of students and staff against coronavirus at the earliest is the way forward to ensure their safe return to the campuses. As educational institutes have been shut for the past several months, most higher education institutions have been operating in a blended mode in view of the Covid-19 pandemic, while a few IITs have limited students staying on campus at present. He further added, “We, at IIT Guwahati, believe that our students, faculty, and staff should be given the vaccine to ensure the smooth reopening of the campus as the cases recede and for the safe return of students to campus to ensure uninterrupted learning.”