Ahmedabad: While vaccinations have been opened for the age group 15-18 years, many schools in the city have stepped further, and made mandatory jabbed for students who want to attend classes directly.
The state government is closed to care for class 1 to 9, and the presence of classes is optional for grade 10 to 12.
For the past month, more than 1,500 school children are tested positive for Covid-19 in Gujarat.
Some schools also choose to do only online classes.
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This is to encourage maximum coverage in the group aged 15 to 18 years.
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On the other hand, the guardian of the school students said that central or state guidelines did not say that vaccination for students must be made mandatory.
Many schools witnessed 70-80 percent of their students who were eligible for vaccinated, after Covid immunization was opened until the 15-18 year age group on January 3.