[Politics] Government modifies inoculation requirement for schools and will request 80% coverage per classroom only from seventh grade

[FNX Magokiler]

Although it had previously been indicated that this measure would be from first grade to fourth grade, today it was announced that it will only apply from seventh grade. Those courses that cannot meet this percentage must ensure a distance of one meter between students or carry out a different organization of the school day.

This Friday, during the delivery of the Covid balance, the Undersecretary of Public Health, Cristóbal Cuadrado announced a change in the vaccination threshold requirement for basic education students: although it had previously been indicated that it would be required as of May 30 students from 1st Grade to 4th Grade 80% vaccination coverage per classroom so as not to restrict capacity, today it was indicated that students from 1st to 6th grade should not comply with this measure.

“Accepting what is recommended by the Advisory Council of the National Pandemic Response Commission, as of June 1, it will be necessary to have 80% of boys and girls vaccinated per classroom to avoid having capacity limitations in schools. This will be implemented from 7th grade, "said the health authority.

This, he maintained, in accordance with the strengthening of the different protection measures against the increase in cases "and understanding the importance for the development and health of children, is that we want to guarantee the continuity of education and the functioning of schools ”.

The 7th grade courses onwards, he added, are also the groups that are at greatest risk because they have "greater socialization practices in extended groups."

 

 

“As the National Pandemic Response Commission indicated in its recommendation a few weeks ago, these 7th grade courses onwards are the age groups that have the greatest socialization practices in extended groups, in addition to having a greater risk of a more serious disease. serious by Covid-19″, he expressed.

As reported by the government at the beginning of this month -although at that time the measure was announced for students from first grade to fourth grade- those classrooms that do not meet 80% of vaccinated students will have to ensure a distance of one meter between students . If they cannot comply with this, educational establishments must then carry out a different organization of the school day for those courses, "until the minimum percentage of vaccination is reached or it is possible to implement measures for distancing."

Regarding the progress of the vaccination campaign, Cuadrado stressed that they have seen a very significant acceleration in recent days, but there are still gaps.

“It is still the groups of young adults who are not yet attending their second booster or fourth dose vaccination at a high level, and on the other hand, we have very clearly identified that they are the groups of preschool minors and the first years of schooling where we have more gaps,” he indicated.

“That is why we have put so much emphasis during the day and we will continue to do so through extramural vaccination work to be able to reach educational establishments in order to reach those who need it most,” he added.

 

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