From today (12/02) the vaccination against COVID-19 for teachers will start in accordance with the agreed sequence. They are conducted in nodal hospitals and at vaccination centers designated by the National He alth Fund.
The head of the Chancellery of the Prime Minister and the government plenipotentiary for the vaccination program, Michał Dworczyk, announced that an order had been placed at the Material Reserves Agency forover 60 thousand. doses of vaccines for the next three days.As he added, each of the nodal hospitals and vaccination points organizes the vaccination schedule itself in consultation with the heads of schools, kindergartens and educational institutions.
- We hope that the teachers' vaccination campaign will start smoothly (…) without major complications. Of course, as at the beginning of each trial,you have to assume that there will be some clashes , there may be some misunderstandings, but we will explain them on an ongoing basis - assured Michał Dworczyk.
Teacher vaccinations in sequence
In the first place, the COVID-19 vaccine will be given to teachers who currently work with children and adolescents, including:
- preschool teachers,
- people employed as a teacher's assistant,
- people employed as an assistant to the educator,
- teachers of grades 1-3 of primary schools (including day care teachers),
- teachers of schools and special institutions,
- teachers and practical training instructors,
- pedagogical staff of psychological and pedagogical counseling centers and pedagogical management staff of these schools and institutions.
They will be vaccinateda preparation developed by the British company AstraZenecain cooperation with the University of Oxford.
The teacher registration campaign was - according to the deputy minister of education and science Marzena Machałek - a success. She announced thatregistered 268 thousand. teacheri, or about 65 percent en titled.
Teachers aged 60 plus will be vaccinated at a later date.
Source: PAP
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