The process of reopening schools will not be conditioned by teachers vaccinated against coronavirus.
This was confirmed by the appointed secretary of the Department of Education, Elba Aponte, who in an interview with Radio Isla confirmed that, although teachers have been given priority in vaccination, vaccination is not a condition for the reopening of these schools.
Although teachers have been given priority in the vaccination plan, vaccination will not be a condition for reopening schools, according to Elba Aponte now in @radioislatv
– Julio Rivera-Saniel (@riverasaniel) February 9, 2021
Currently, the Department of Health only vaccinates adults aged 65 and over and teachers and employees of the Department of Education. This is after last week the appointed secretary of the Department of Health, Carlos Mellado, signed an administrative order to stop the vaccination of the first respondents.
Yesterday, Education presented a part of the protocol it will use for the opening of schools, which is expected to be reached on March 3.
It was announced last week that schools in the United States will be able to reopen their facilities, even if decent ones are not vaccinated against coronavirus, the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Wednesday.
Although some unions oppose the resumption of face-to-face classes before teachers are vaccinated, Dr Rochelle Walensky said that “teachers’ vaccination is not a requirement for the safe reopening of schools”. He cited data from the CDC that distancing and wearing a mask significantly reduces the transmission of the virus in schools.
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