Teachers should be priority group for Covid-19 jabs: WHOPARIS – Teachers and school staff should be among the groups prioritised for Covid-19 vaccinations so that schools in Europe and Central Asia can stay open, the World Health Organisation (WHO) and Unicef said yesterday.Measures to ensure that schools can stay open throughout the pandemic “in- clude offering teachers and other school staff the Covid-19 vaccine as part of target popu- lation groups in national vac- cination plans,” the UN agen- cies wrote in a statement.The recommendation, al-ready made by a group of WHO experts in November 2020 before the vaccination roll-out, should be done “while ensuring vaccination of vulnerable populations,” the statement said.As schools reopen after the summer holidays, the agen- cies said it was “vital that classroom-based learning continue uninterrupted,” de- spite the spread of the more contagious Delta variant of the virus.“This is of paramount im- portance for children’s educa- tion, mental health and […]
teachers should be priority group for Covid-19 jabs: WHO
