Excelsior Correspondent
Srinagar, Jan 23: Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) today urged authorities to vaccinate teachers and staff against COVID-19 before reopening schools.
DAK President Dr Nisar-ul-Hassan in a statement said that vaccinating teachers and school staff is critical before getting students back in the classrooms.
“We need to prioritize COVID-19 vaccination among teachers and staff to prevent disruption in learning,” he said.
He said that the vaccine will protect them from the virus, allow them to teach in-person and ultimately keep schools open.
DAK President said we will be placing our teachers and school staff in grave danger if we send them to teach in-person before being vaccinated.
“While children are less likely to get sick from Covid-19, they can spread the virus to teachers and staff at the school,” he said. “They can get infected at school and spread the virus to parents and grandparents at home who are more likely to develop severe disease,” he said.
He said that the existing infrastructure of most schools can be fertile grounds for virus transmission.
“We are reopening schools at a time when teachers would be spending most of their time indoors with students with no ventilation and social distancing would not be achieved,” he said.
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