site.btaEducation Minister Denkov Calls for Full School Staff Vaccination before Probable Delta COVID-19 Wave
SC 15:56:01 23-07-2021
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Education Minister Denkov Calls
for Full School Staff Vaccination
before Probable Delta COVID-19 Wave
Sofia, July 23 (BTA) - Speaking at a news conference here on Friday, caretaker Minister of Education and Science Nikolai Denkov said that it is highly probableе that the coronavirus' Delta variant will come to Bulgaria before the beginning of the new school year. "That is why I appeal to all teachers and principals to get vaccinated in the next days and weeks, for vaccination in the middle of an epidemic wave is not recommended," he said, adding that there were no plans for compulsory vaccination of teachers, but those who do get the jab will get two days additional leave.
The two days' additional leave is given for purely medical reasons, for in many cases the jab's administration is followed by discomfort in the first two days, Denkov explained.
The ministry's campaign for vaccination of school staff met with exceptional interest, particularly after it became clear that the greatest problem lay in the lack of adequate medical information. After the key inclusion of specialists in the field, preliminary information showed that in the Black Sea city of Varna alone, 500 teachers requested vaccination especially for them. Denkov added that some more time was needed to report data from this campaign.
Deputy Education Minister Evgenia Peeva said that, as at several weeks ago, over 70 per cent of the staff was vaccinated in less than 4 per cent of the kindergartens and schools, while in over 65 per cent vaccinated staff was below 30 per cent. Vaccinated teachers stand between 30 and 40 per cent in the most optimistic variant, Peeva commented.
At February 2021 teachers in Bulgaria numbered 91,467, Denkov said, specifying that the campaign remains "open".
Taking a question, he said the ministry is in favour of in-class school year, and remote learning is considered only an extreme solution./NV/BR
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DS1559.110
110 ECONOMY - EDUCATION - MINISTER - VACCINATION - CAMPAIGN
Education Minister Denkov Calls
for Full School Staff Vaccination
before Probable Delta COVID-19 Wave
Sofia, July 23 (BTA) - Speaking at a news conference here on Friday, caretaker Minister of Education and Science Nikolai Denkov said that it is highly probableе that the coronavirus' Delta variant will come to Bulgaria before the beginning of the new school year. "That is why I appeal to all teachers and principals to get vaccinated in the next days and weeks, for vaccination in the middle of an epidemic wave is not recommended," he said, adding that there were no plans for compulsory vaccination of teachers, but those who do get the jab will get two days additional leave.
The two days' additional leave is given for purely medical reasons, for in many cases the jab's administration is followed by discomfort in the first two days, Denkov explained.
The ministry's campaign for vaccination of school staff met with exceptional interest, particularly after it became clear that the greatest problem lay in the lack of adequate medical information. After the key inclusion of specialists in the field, preliminary information showed that in the Black Sea city of Varna alone, 500 teachers requested vaccination especially for them. Denkov added that some more time was needed to report data from this campaign.
Deputy Education Minister Evgenia Peeva said that, as at several weeks ago, over 70 per cent of the staff was vaccinated in less than 4 per cent of the kindergartens and schools, while in over 65 per cent vaccinated staff was below 30 per cent. Vaccinated teachers stand between 30 and 40 per cent in the most optimistic variant, Peeva commented.
At February 2021 teachers in Bulgaria numbered 91,467, Denkov said, specifying that the campaign remains "open".
Taking a question, he said the ministry is in favour of in-class school year, and remote learning is considered only an extreme solution./NV/BR
/ДЛ/
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