Copenhagen: Teachers and school staff must be among groups prioritized for Covid-19 vaccination so that schools in Europe and Central Asia can remain open, the World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF said on Monday.
Steps to ensure that the school can remain open throughout the pandemic “including offering teachers and other school staff vaccines Covid-19 as part of the target population group in the national vaccination plan,” the UN institutions wrote in a statement.
Safe! You have managed to throw your votelogin to see the results of recommendations, it has been made by a group of WHO experts in November 2020 before roll-out vaccination, must be done “while ensuring vulnerable population vaccination,” said the statement.
When schools reopened after summer holidays, the agency said it was “important that class-based learning continued without interruption,” even though there was a more transmitted Delta virus spread from viruses.
“It’s very important for children’s education, mental health and social skills, for schools to help equip our children to become a member of a happy and productive community,” WHO Director of the European Region, Hans Kluge, said in a statement.
“This pandemic has caused the most powerful disruption to education in history,” he added.
Agencies urge countries to vaccinate children over the age of 12 which have underlying medical conditions that place them at a greater risk of severe Covid-19 disease.
It also given the importance of steps to improve the school environment during a pandemic, including better ventilation, smaller class size, social blasphemy and regular covid testing for children and staff.
According to WHO recommendations published in early July, children’s testing in the risk group that displays the symptoms of Covid-19 must be a priority.
The teacher must be a priority group for Jab Covid: Who
