Re-opening of schools triggers fear of pandemic spread through unvaccinated children
The Hindu
Now that the government looks serious about resuming in-person classes for higher levels from the September, notwithstanding the fears of third wave of the pandemic, several teachers have raised conce
Now that the government looks serious about resuming in-person classes for higher levels from the September, notwithstanding the fears of third wave of the pandemic, several teachers have raised concerns about mingling with unvaccinated children. The school education department had, after a phase of vaccine-hesitancy among a section of teachers, prevailed upon a majority to see reason and fall in line to get their vaccine jabs. “Later on, the teachers did evince interest and got themselves vaccinated in large numbers. The special vaccination drives in schools did helped in immunising a number of teachers against COVID-19,” according to a senior head master of a government higher secondary school.More Related News