Special vaccination camps in schools to begin this week

Special COVID-19 vaccination camps in government and aided schools for staff members and parents will likely begin this week, according to officials in Department of School Education and Health Depart

Special COVID-19 vaccination camps in government and aided schools for staff members and parents will likely begin this week, according to officials in Department of School Education and Health Department. Officials from Department of School Education said on Tuesday that the special camps would be held in 259 government and aided schools (high and higher secondary) in the district likely from Thursday, depending on the vaccine allocation. As per the directions of District Collector G.S. Sameeran during a meeting on reopening of schools held on Monday, teachers and non-teaching staff would be allowed only after taking at least one dose of vaccine shot and those who have not taken even a single vaccine dose would be asked to go on leave, the officials said.