The Ministry of Education is focusing on reopening schools that were closed due to the Covid epidemic, for students in grades 11 and 13.
Accordingly, discussions are underway to provide Covid immunization to teachers, children and non-academic staff before the commencement of schools.
As the Pfizer vaccine has been prescribed for children, the relevant vaccine will be imported and 279,000 teachers and non-academic staff will be vaccinated under the current government vaccination program.
Prof. Kapila Perera, Secretary of the Ministry of Education has informed the officials of the Ministry of Health about the need to systematically implement the vaccination program for all teachers and non-academic staff, even though some teachers have already received vaccination facilities at the local level.
