Bhubaneswar (SunstarTV Bureau): The Minister of Health and Family Welfare department minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Wednesday informed that the government of all states and union territories have been asked to vaccinate school teachers on the eve of this year Teacher’s Day (September 5).
The Health Min wrote in his official Twitter handle, “Besides the scheme of providing vaccines to every state this month, over 2 crore additional doses of vaccine are being made available. We’ve requested all states to try to get all school teachers vaccinated on priority, by 5th September Teachers’ Day.”
Notably, the schools remain shutting down since March 2020 in view to limit the spread of Covid-19 infection. Besides, the students been advised to attend classes in online mode.
The Centre had allowed reopening of schools as per the COVID-19 situation in October last year. While several states began partial reopening of schools, there was a complete closure again in April when an aggressive second wave of COVID-19 hit the country.
With the improvement in the COVID-19 situation, several states have begun reopening schools now and concerns have been expressed over the staff and teachers not being completely vaccinated. Hence the vaccination for teachers is being prioritized.
