New Delhi: The school run by the Delhi government is far in front of a private school in vaccing their students aged 15-17 years, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia announced on Saturday.
About 85% of students who qualified in government schools have been given a Covid vaccine against 42% in private schools.
“The education directorate has targeted 100% vaccination on January 30, and now it appears within reach,” Sisodia said.
“Vaccination is the most effective way to remain safe from Covid and is important for all students who meet the earliest vaccinated requirements.
In 12 of the 15 education districts, 85% of Delhi government school students have been vaccinated.
Around 300 schools, 90% of students meet The requirement has got Jab.
“A total of 8.07,738 government school students qualified for vaccination among them 6,80,80,80,210 is now vaccinated.
Sisodia praises the teachers for a quick level where students have been vaccinated.
After appointing more than 150 vaccination sites at school, the Delhi government also deployed Nodal officials in every school.
20 Health clinics Students begin in government schools are also converted into vaccination centers.
“100% vaccination students will help us shift from online education to in-people.
Now the Covid case decreases and most students in higher classes have been inoculated, we will propose to the Delhi Disaster Management Authority for reopening schools,” added Sisodia.
Expressing concern at the level of vaccination of private school students, Deputy CM said only 42% had been inoculated until January 21.
“Except in East Delhi, private schools have failed to reach 50% vaccination coverage,” said Sisodia.
“Private schools have 3.5 students who meet the requirements of the lakh, but even two lakh has received shots.
The schools assisted are also not good enough, with only 57% of their students who received Jab.” Sudha Acharya, Principal, Public School , Dwarka, and Chairperson, the National Progressive School Conference, agreed that private school principals need proactively and overcome worries of parents.
“There are doubts between parents and a lot of attention,” said Acharya.
“Some say they want to wait until children aged 18 years.
They are also worried that Covaxin may not be accepted abroad if children have to study abroad.
At my school, I held a webinar with a doctor to answer parents’ questions.
Prefect schools to work to increase awareness among their friends.
“Himanshu Gupta, Director, Doe, has instructed the Department of Education Officers to contact the Principal of Assisted and Private Private to obtain accurate data on vaccination.